Reporting

PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2024-25
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With our first year in our new location at Beulah and handover to the new committee being such a challenge, we envisaged this year being a period of consolidation. It is hard to believe what a challenging year it has been, yet we can’t help feeling pleased with our achievements. Our partnership with Food Plants International proved to be very successful, with members from both organisations working side by side, such that it seemed we had a consignment ready in record time. Although there were a few ‘hiccups” along the way, it was a great feeling for both organisations to send off the container to New Britain and hear about the distribution of books and resources to the university and other colleges and schools. The move to the Beulah Hall, despite having many advantages, was not as convenient as we had expected. It was decided to relocate again, to the Sheffield Uniting Church. At the time of writing this report, the set-up is still a “work-in -progress”, but we are gradually organising the workspace. Like moving house, you never realise how much stuff you have until you have to move it!…

Read the full report here: PDF Full Report

Rotary Fiji Schools Project
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The video in one of our posts on the Library Aid Facebook page shows the difference that Library Aid’s donation has made at St Tabitha Orphanage and School in Saweni, Fiji. Click here to watch the video.

SUPPORTER UPDATES AND FEEDBACK FROM RECIPIENTS
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RADIO INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES IN THE PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS – Links and downloads
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LINK TVWAN PNG News 21 April 2025
PDF reCharge News June 2024
LINK ABC News 28 March 2024
LINK HADA Inspire Issue 86 February 2023
LINK The Advocate September 2022
LINK ReCharge NEWS June 2022
LINK The Advocate June 2021
PDF Inspire Story Issue 80 January 2021
LINK The Advocate February 2020
PDF Inspire Story Issue 72 November 2018
PDF Children’s Book Council Newsletter September 2018 p.18
LINK Advocate Story May 2018
PDF Inspire Story Issue 67 August 2017
PDF Mayville Primary School Letter
PDF Hartley Rd Primary School Letter
LINK Advocate Story April 2016
LINK Advocate Story September 2015
PDF Inspire story Issue 61 Feb 2016
PDF Inspire story Issue 48 May 2012
Audio Pre 2014 AGM (1.6 MB)

TALKS
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We are happy to give a 20-minute PowerPoint/Videoclip presentation to your organisation or group. We can provide materials for you to make up a display to use to promote LAI in your circle of influence.

We are also delighted to meet and talk with interested individuals or groups and show them our operational facility at the Uniting Church in Sheffield.

ACCOUNTABILITY
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Australian Business Register
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Australian Charities and Not-for profits Commission (ACNC) https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/7f2b8d1e6474e09ed0bb56eb8861d7e5#overview

Australian Taxation Office

Constitution
Library Aid International Constitution

Department of Justice (Tasmania) – Office of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading
Incorporation Number IA10512, incorporated 16 June 2011

Photo of a desktop with the words "Accountability", a magnifying glass and a cup of coffee

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