The School Volunteer Program of the ACT (SVPACT) recognises that some students in the ACT Education System would benefit from having an adult mentor to assist them.
SVPACT recruits volunteer mentors who are committed to helping students who are struggling. With support these students can improve their skills and gain confidence.
Author, Historian, Ecologist, Honorary Wombat 
Senior Australian of the Year – 2015
Australian Children’s Laureate – 2014-15
Ambassador National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature
It takes a village to raise a child and it take a child to make a village.
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Presented to the SVPACT Annual General Meeting 17 February 2021.
It is never easy. it is always wonderful.
Sincere thanks to our major Sponsor who enable our program to continue.
