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On the Quest for Adult Literacy and some good news stories ?

Quest- the quarterly magazine by Adult Learning Australia

Quest is Adult Learning Australia’s national  FREE magazine. It is published quarterly and distributed to over 5,000 subscribers. It features an informative mix of feature writing, news, analysis and stories from the ground for a national and international audience. 

This quarter's feel-good edition includes the following:

• Learning on the road to recovery- Odyssey College, the educational arm of Sydney’s addiction treatment service Odyssey House, provides free adult education to help residents recovering from addiction to develop the skills they need to rebuild their lives.
• Riding the trails- How a new Lilydale course is training up locals for careers in cycling tourism and services, and forging new community connections.
• Off the streets and into education- A new program aims to nip youth crime in the bud and keep young Queenslanders on track.
• Tasmyn makes a mark- How the SBS series Lost For Words moved 10-year-old Tasmyn to donate ten percent of the profits of her fledgling business to the Learning Changes Lives Foundation.
• Member round up
• ACE Update

Join ALA to receive a copy of Quest each quarter or subscribe here. Back issues of this publication can also be found here.