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With a song in their heart, SING Choir is off to Sydney!
By HARRIET GILMORE GETTING kids reading is one of the great ways we can improve their life outcomes. Fresh from the launch of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, another new program is helping to improve the literacy and speech of children of the Warren Shire, with more free books being distributed to local families. Early literacy skills are essential for the growth and development of children’s speech, reading and writing. However, literacy is a learned skill, children aren’t born with this ability. They need to be taught, and reading books aloud to children is one of the key ways parents and caregivers can help nurture and develop early literacy. Warren Family Health Nurse, Nichole Callan and Aboriginal Health Worker, Mary Small, recognising the importance of developing early literacy skills are helping the Warren community through their new partnerships. Continued page 2
Warren’s very own SING Choir — seen here performing here at the Nevertire Hall in September. PHOTO: BELINDA DIMARZIO-BRYAN. By HARRIET GILMORE THEY’RE “sing” by name and they sing by nature! Warren’s very own SING Choir is off to Sydney later
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this month after being invited to perform at the 10-year anniversary concert of the Symphonia Jubilate in front of former NSW Governor, Dame Marie Bashir.
Symphonia Jubilate is a symphony orchestra madeup of students mostly from schools in Sydney’s Inner West. Founded in 2013 by Tracy Burjan and Luke Wallace,
Symphonia Jubilate has been a breeding ground for excellence in musical experiences for young people for a decade. Continued page 3