{"id":168701,"date":"2025-08-28T09:46:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=168701"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T01:17:47","slug":"surf-coast-embraces-book-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/surf-coast-embraces-book-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Surf Coast embraces Book Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SCHOOLS, libraries and early learning centres have embraced Book Week again this year, dressing up as their favourite story characters and celebrating a love for reading.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event, which ran August 16 to August 23, saw schools around the Geelong region host a variety of Book Week parades and activities.<\/p>\n<p>Torquay&#8217;s St Therese got involved with the celebrations, culminating in a parade with students and staff last Friday (August 23).<\/p>\n<p>St Therese&#8217;s Ty Hudson said Book Week was a highlight of the year \u2014 a celebration of stories, creativity and the magic of reading.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here at St Therese, our Book Week Parade is one of the most eagerly awaited events of the school year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a day filled with colour, fun and imagination.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168704\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-168704 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DSC07771-2_18207-1024x683.jpg?_t=1756338253\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DSC07771-2_18207-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DSC07771-2_18207-300x200.jpg 300w, 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this year Children&#8217;s Book Week celebrated 80 years with the theme &#8216;Book an Adventure&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The theme was captured by this year&#8217;s feature artist Jess McGeachin whose work highlights Book an Adventure and encourages children to imagine, explore and create their own adventures.<\/p>\n<p>Book Week will return in 2026 and will run from August 22 until August 28, with a new theme, to be announced tomorrow (Friday, August 29).<\/p>\n<p>For more information, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/cbca.org.au\/childrens-book-week\">cbca.org.au\/childrens-book-week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"168754\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicgrid-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DSC07746-2.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" 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