Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (Spera)

the society for the provision of education in rural australia, or spera as it is more commonly known, links people with a diverse range of interests and training to promote the development of rural and remote education and training in rural and remote communities in australia. spera, as a national, rural education and training organisation, provides a strong forum through a raft of activities which includes a national annual conference, the australian & international journal of rural education, the highly sought after australian rural education awards, and regular, informative newsletters which combine to celebrate and share the positive learning programs which are embedded in many rural and remote education and training institutions across the country. spera emerged from a new south wales in-service activity organised by marie dale in 1984. the activity brought together marie dale and bob meyenn, then lecturer in education at riverina college of advanced education, and the pair went o