00:00 The competition was fierce.
00:04 Any of the prizes you're after?
00:06 Ummm, money.
00:07 The annual event tests students' reading and writing skills.
00:10 It also introduces younger participants to braille.
00:13 Can I feel the book?
00:16 You can very soon.
00:17 We can read it again and you can hold it.
00:19 Is there any friends you're looking forward to seeing?
00:21 Dylan is coming too and he goes to the same school as me.
00:26 The literacy challenge caters for students from year 1 through to grade 12.
00:31 Prize is just the extra bonus.
00:32 I think the main thing about today is really catching up with people you know and people
00:37 you haven't seen for a while.
00:39 Rowan Gillam was looking forward to catching up with friends and some healthy competition.
00:43 My favourite thing would have to be winning at Uno.
00:45 Do you win by much?
00:47 Umm, I can win three games.
00:49 The year 5 student is a cross country runner and one day he wants to compete at the Paralympics.
00:54 I can win the Nationals, I can win the Canberra and I've also got three second place medals.
01:00 Rowan Gillam.
01:05 Rowan also took out the Braille House Encouragement Award.
01:08 Braille House is planning to build a new state of the art facility behind this historic old
01:14 building but it needs funding support from the community and the government.
01:19 Whatever we can do to make sure that this amazing organisation stays viable and functions
01:26 into the future and if that means we've got to help them with some capital works, well
01:30 I reckon we're all ears.
01:31 Wonderful support to date.
01:35 It's taken some time to get there but we'll certainly be asking more about how they can
01:39 help us provide a facility.
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