17 Mar Congratulations Lorraine!
The Hotline congratulates Lorraine Sushames on recently becoming an honorary life member of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL).
Lorraine is a true champion literacy advocate in the Northern Territory. Over the years she has worked in partnership with the Hotline on project and policy initiatives aimed at advising government and advocating for increased adult literacy provision across the Territory.
Lorraine is highly qualified, knowledgeable and extremely skilled, first engaging with the adult literacy field in the early 1990s. An ex-academic, since 2021 Lorraine has worked as a consultant offering a range of services to the public and private sector, non-government and community organisations. Her personal passion is building an evidence base through research to guide policy towards improving access to adult literacy programs in very remote parts of Australia.