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This week for , we come together to deepen our understanding of our shared cultures and histories, recognising both the progress made and the work that still lies ahead to achieve a truly just and reconciled Australia.

This year's theme, All In, encourages all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day.

"The theme also reminds us that reconciliation and advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights isn’t a passive activity, and it is not solely the responsibility of First Nations people, who have carried the weight of championing, explaining and acting for far too long. Reconciliation will not happen by itself, and it will not happen without all of us." -

In the spirit of National Reconciliation Week, we’d like to highlight PageTurners Series 5 title, A Handful of Sand.

This short story recounts the long and courageous struggle of the Gurindji people to live on their traditional land in the Northern Territory. Over nine years, the Gurindji, with support from many, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, fought for their land. Eventually, they won it back 🖤💛❤️

Learn more & listen here: https://pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au/shop/series-5/handful-of-sand-a/

Using PageTurners in your classroom?

To support your teaching, we’ve developed a collection of free PDF worksheets that align with PageTurners books!

These resources are designed to reinforce reading and comprehension skills and are suitable for all four reading levels, making them useful for learners at different stages.

We encourage you to download and print these for your classroom use!

To explore and download our worksheets, visit: https://pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au/free-worksheets

As part of our PageTurners series, we have a special ANZAC story about a brave man who served at Gallipoli.

His name was Jack Simpson. He was a young man who joined the army, caught a donkey, and used it to help carry injured soldiers to safety. Today, he is remembered as an Australian legend.

If you’d like to read this story, you can purchase the book here and follow along with the free audio recording: https://pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au/shop/series-5/simpson-and-his-donkey

On this upcoming ANZAC Day, we pause to remember and honour the brave women and men who have served and sacrificed for our country.

We thank them for their courage, dedication, and selflessness.

This April 25th, let’s honour our heroes today and always.

Lest we forget.

PageTurners has offered free audio files for many of our titles, and we are pleased to announce that Series 1 & 8 have now been added to our catalogue!

Listen along while you read and enhance your vocabulary, pronunciation, and fluency with our free audio recordings for Series 1 through to 10, excluding Series 2.

A great educational resource for learners and educators alike!

Listen online or download our free audio files today at
https://pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au/audio-recordings

To expand your PageTurners collection, you can purchase all of our printed and digital books here: https://pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au/books

Did you know?

Decoda Literacy Solutions includes PageTurners books in their free library service, supporting adults with low literacy to build their reading and writing skills.
You can help by donating a book from Decoda’s PageTurners wish list.

View the wish list and donate here:
https://pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au/decode-wishlist/

As the end of the year approaches, we’d like to inform everyone of our office closure dates.

PageTurners will be closed from Tuesday, 23rd December 2025, and will re-open on Monday, 12th January 2025.

If you have any queries, please call us on (03) 9462 6077 before we go on a break.

🎉 We’re back online! 🎉
Great news, everyone — our website and bookshop are up and running again. Thank you for your patience during our recent site maintenance. 🙌
👉 https://pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au/

You may have noticed that our website is currently offline, and as a result, you cannot access our online shop or audio files. We are working hard to fix the issue, and we will be back online soon.

In the meantime, if you would like to place an order, you can call Prace on (03) 9462 6077 or email [email protected]

📚 Did You Know?
Decoda Literacy Solutions in British Columbia, Canada, includes PageTurners books in their free library service, helping adults with low literacy skills improve their reading, writing, and learning abilities.

You can support this important work by donating a book!
Decoda has handpicked a range of PageTurners titles to share with literacy organisations, enhancing the skills of children, youth, adults, and families, and improving life at home, work, and in the community.

💡 How You Can Help:
1️⃣ Visit our website to see Decoda’s wish list
2️⃣ Choose a book (or more!) to donate
3️⃣ Make a real difference in someone’s literacy journey

Find the wish list and donate today:
https://pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au/don.../decoda-wishlist/