For the Love of Reading ....

We LOVE reading here at MWA and always enjoy our Book Club get togethers held each month so we were quite excited to share the upcoming Canberra Readers' Festival being held in September 2012 with you... 

So if you LOVE reading and want to get involved with the National Year of Reading, then have a look at the information and details below!

Happy Reading,

The MWA Team x

Canberra Readers’ Festival 2012

For the love of reading…

Kate Grenville - Frank Moorhouse - Anita Heiss - Hazel Edwards

Kel Robertson - Melina Marchetta

The inaugural Canberra Readers’ Festival will be a perfect day out for the many Canberrans and Australians who love to read, for aspiring authors, and,

especially, for the many passionate people who are members of book clubs in

our community.

Celebrate the National Year of Reading this Spring with this special event to

inspire and entertain, and to get people excited about books and the power

of reading.

Hear from notable Australian authors and discuss and share your views with authors and with the community.

Early bird day passes (for all sessions) start at $32 ($25 concession).

Individual session tickets also available.

More information: www.library.act.gov.au

Bookings:  6275 2700 or visit www.canberratheatrecentre.com.

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Breast Screening Reminders for Senior Women in the ACT

On June, 14th 2012 together with CMCF we co-hosted an Afternoon Tea Q&A Session Ms Amanda Bresnan MLA, ACT Greens Member for Brindabella, ACT Greens Whip as part of our Seasonal Seminar Series.

Amanda is the ACT Greens Spokesperson for Health, Transport, Disability and Housing, Ageing, Multicultural Affairs, Industrial Relations, and Corrections.

The Q&A Session covered various topics and questions relating to issues that face our Community on a daily basis.  These questions were put forward by Community members along with an open floor session at the end of the submitted question time.

The questions covered areas such as Childcare, Transport, Women's Health and Ageing just to mention a few.

One of the questions raised during the open floor session was in relation to Breast Screening reminders for Seniors and Elderly Women over 70 years of age.

During the discussions, Amanda was asked by a member of our audience to follow up on this as it is a major concern for Senior Women.

Amanda has followed this through with the Health Minister and has provided us with an response from the Health Minister in reply to the question raised, if you would like a copy of this response please contact our office.

The MWA Team x