The Reading Hour

The National Year of Reading's "what money can't buy" competition

Are you between the age of 8 and 12 and love to read? Fancy a weekend in Melbourne packed full of money-can't-buy experiences and a starring role at the National Reading Hour event?

Thanks to the National Year of Reading, you and a parent could be heading to this fabulous city to represent your state at the Melbourne Writers Festival Reading Hour event in Federation Square on August 25, hosted by ABC3's Kane and Amberley.

Special VIP activities include tours to the National Sports Museum and the Wallace and Gromit exhibition at the Scienceworks Museum. Flights, accommodation, transfers, meals and $50 spending money are all included.

For more details visit your local ABC radio website (links at top right).

You could also win a free family pass to the Melbourne Writers Festival, Reading Hour celebration event at Federation Square. Just click here for more information.

ABC Radio Links

666 ABC Canberra

774 ABC Melbourne

891 ABC Adelaide

720 ABC Perth

783 ABC Alice Springs

702 ABC Sydney

936 ABC Hobart


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