Nestled in the tiny village of Menangle, an innovative reading project is encouraging residents to return to books and a love of reading. The project titled “Little Free Library” is operated by primary school teacher and literacy coordinator Laura Egan-Burt. Mrs Burt has run the project since 2014 after being engaged in a book-crossing scheme, but discovered she was attracted to the permanency of Little Free Library. As an organisation, Little Free Library began in 2009 in the USA after creator Todd Bol built a model of a school house as tribute to his late mother with a sign that…
Author: Catarina Agostino
A Douglas Park woman is in shock after discovering the house she has lived in for 45 years has been included on the heritage list. Margaret Summers calls the Gatekeepers Cottage at Douglas Park her home. The house was first constructed in 1903 and contains a centuries worth of stories within its walls – but as of 2013, the house was heritage-listed. Mrs Summers says she was not aware that her home was even under consideration for the list and is outraged with the lack of consultation. “I can’t do anything to the house now,’’ she said. “I can’t change…