 Almost half of Tasmanian adults lack the literacy skills they need to get by.  Annalise Haigh drops into Hobart's Hamlet Café for a mocha and a chat with their Training Manager Amy Lawler and employee Charles. 

Customers love Charles. He's always on for a good chat. Annalise finds out how waiting tables and taking coffee orders has led Charles to his dream of one day learning to drive a car.

Hamlet Café is a registered charity and social enterprise
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Talent: Amy Lawler (Training Manager at Hamlet) and Charles
Host: Annalise Haigh
Producer: Honor Marino

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Almost half of Tasmanian adults lack the literacy skills they need to get by.  Annalise Haigh drops into Hobart's Hamlet Café for a mocha and a chat with their Training Manager Amy Lawler and employee Charles. 
Customers love Charles. He's always on for a good chat. Annalise finds out how waiting tables and taking coffee orders has led Charles to his dream of one day learning to drive a car.
Hamlet Café is a registered charity and social enterprise Visit the <a href="https://www.hamlet.org.au/">Halet Cafe website</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hamlet_hobart/">Follow on Instagram</a>
Talent: Amy Lawler (Training Manager at Hamlet) and Charles Host: Annalise Haigh Producer: Honor Marino
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Four disabled storytellers uncover the uplifting stories of Tasmanians who are working hard to improve literacy stats in Tasmania.  Each episode reveals heartfelt stories of passion and dedication for lifting literacy across Tasmania. From a Dolly Parton lover to an alien called Bic.

Why are so many Tasmanians illiterate, and what’s being done about it?
Four disabled storytellers uncover the uplifting stories of Tasmanians who are working hard to improve literacy stats in Tasmania.  Each episode reveals heartfelt stories of passion and dedication for lifting literacy across Tasmania. From a Dolly Parton lover to an alien called Bic.

Literacy Legends

Why are so many Tasmanians illiterate, and what’s being done about it?
Four disabled storytellers uncover the uplifting stories of Tasmanians who are working hard to improve literacy stats in Tasmania.

Each episode reveals heartfelt stories of passion and dedication for lifting literacy across Tasmania. From a Dolly Parton lover to an alien called Bic.

A production of Powerd Media and Print Radio Tasmania, 

Why are so many Tasmanians illiterate, and what’s being done about it? Four disabled storytellers uncover the uplifting stories of Tasmanians who are working hard to improve literacy stats in Tasmania.
Each episode reveals heartfelt stories of passion and dedication for lifting literacy across Tasmania. From a Dolly Parton lover to an alien called Bic.
A production of Powerd Media and Print Radio Tasmania,

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