WIMMERA students have helped reached over 2.8 million books for the 2021 Premiers' Reading Challenge.
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The annual challenge receives support from the Premiers' Reading Challenge Book Fund to help meet the extra demand for books.
An extra investment of $1.1 million will ensure all children have access to the listed books.
Horsham Rural City will receive $7,116 so they can buy the materials they need to support the 2022 Challenge.
West Wimmera Shire will receive $5,400 for their next challenge as well.
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Member for Western Victoria Jaala Pulford congratulated the schools on their literacy victory.
"Well done to every Horsham Rural City and West Wimmera Shire kid who has completed the Premiers' Reading Challenge this year - I hope you had a great time exploring new worlds and improving your reading along the way," she said.
The 17-year long tradition saw school children from pre-school to year 10 read almost 3 million books between March and September.
The challenge set children a goal of 40 books for children below school age with their parents or carers, 30 books for prep to year 2 students with or without assistance, and 15 books for students in years 3 to 10.
Of this year's 71,342 participants, 8,315 readers were below school age - encouraging a love of books and stories in Victorian kids from a young age.
More than 12,000 books were listed on the Premiers' Reading Challenge booklist for each age group to choose from, with titles curated by an expert panel including teachers and librarians.
More than 3.5 million young people have read more than 54 million books since the challenge began in 2005.
Each participant who meets the challenge receives a certificate of achievement signed by all Premiers since 1992 - celebrating Victorian Governments' decades-long commitment to literacy and a love of reading.
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