From July 28 to August 3, staff will celebrate Library and Information Week 2025.
This year’s theme, ‘’To Read or Not to Read: Literacy Matters’’, addresses the complexities and barriers that Australians may face in developing their literacy skills, including limited access to books and technology, new kinds of literacies, and socio-economic factors.
As part of the week, a family history help session is on at Rochester library on Friday, August 1, at 10.30am.
On Sunday, August 3, a guest speaker from N8 Health will talk on ‘How to make your brain work better’. The session, on at Echuca library, is at 2.30pm. To book, visit www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1425624
Dignity drive
For the month of August, Share the Dignity will once again be collecting period products at Woolworths stores nationwide and other select businesses.
New research from the Bloody Big Survey proves that period poverty is still as prevalent if not worse than it was in 2021 when we conducted our last survey.
With the rate of women and girls experiencing homeless and poverty increasing, Share the Dignity is urgently needing period product donations for the biannual Dignity Drive to ensure those without a place to call home don’t also have to go without the most basic of essentials, period products.
To amplify the mission and drive meaningful change, Share the Dignity is also launching a powerful new initiative: Bro in the Know, a nationwide call for men to join the fight to end period poverty.
The Bro in the Know campaign is designed to engage male allies and empower them with tools and education to advocate for change and break down stigmas.
For more on the initiative and results from the 2024 Blood Big Survey, visit www.sharethedignity.org.au
Draft flood study review
Murray River Council has endorsed the draft Moulamein flood study review, with the community now invited to provide comment.
The study, developed in conjunction with VMS Engineering, provides updated technical, planning, and emergency response information to help manage and mitigate flood risks in Moulamein and surrounding areas.
The study includes revised hydrologic and hydraulic modelling for both riverine and overland flooding, updated floodplain mapping for various flood scenarios, and analysis of levee performance and flood hazards across the town.
The draft review is available for viewing via www.yoursay.murrayriver.nsw.gov.au
Submissions close August 25.
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