Ron Rathbone History Prize

The winner of the Ron Rathbone Local History Prize was announced on the 24th September 2011.

Congratulations to Steve Brown who won for his entry Stories From Objects: a History of 85 Fairview Street, Arncliffe

The winners of the Ron Rathbone Junior Local History Prizes are
Primary School - Congratulations to Eric Rong
High School - Congratulations to George Farmakidis and Samuel Lee

Most of the entries are available online on the Ron Rathbone Local History Page on the Rockdale City Council website.

1st Wednesday Book Group - The Broken Shore

The next meeting of the 1st Wednesday Book Group is on 2 November 2011. The group will be discussing The Broken Shore by Peter Temple.

If you have read this book, please join us for the discussion at 10.30am in Rockdale Library.

The book for December will be - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.

If you are interested in joining the group in 2012 please call Natalie on 9562 1821

Rockdale Readers - The Windup Bird Chronicles

The next meeting of the Rockdale Readers Book Group is on 21 October 2011. The group will be discussing The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami.

If you have read this book, please join us for the discussion at 5.30pm in Rockdale Library.

The book for November is The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas.

For more information or to join the group, please call Natalie on 95621821