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Should we pay people to read? Saturday 29 June 1.30 - 2.30pm
The debate
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The debate
The number of Australians who read for pleasure is rapidly diminishing. And it's not only "young people" who are preferring devices over pages; it's the over 60s as well.
Malcolm Knox, journalist, author and columnist wrote, "Australia, which is undergoing one of the sharpest declines in reading in the developed world, is one of the countr
The number of Australians who read for pleasure is rapidly diminishing. And it's not only "young people" who are preferring devices over pages; it's the over 60s as well.
Malcolm Knox, journalist, author and columnist wrote, "Australia, which is undergoing one of the sharpest declines in reading in the developed world, is one of the countries doing least about it" (Age 11/11/2023).
He went on to say that it's mature people whose reading habits have changed dramatically since 2019, with a third of older Australians never reading a book at all.
Is reading a lost art? Can it be revived? should we as a society and an economy do something about it?
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The debate
Date: Saturday 29 June
Time: 1.30 - 2.30pm
Venue: Venue: Millhouse, 88-90 Burke St, Maryborough
This is a free event but bookings are required.
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Martine Murray - children's author
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Robyn Annear - author and radio presenter
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Maree Stephenson - Coordinator of Central Goldfields Library Services