Meet & Greet Evening

The aim of the night was to encourage parents to come along, learn about the role of the community council and meet current members, with the hope of more parents becoming involved.

It would be wonderful to have more parents involved with the community council meetings and fundraising activities, which all contribute to the growth of our school community.

The community council provides the opportunity for members of our school and parish to support the catholic education in our school. The community council also has a decision-making role in certain policy areas and an advisory role in other areas. The council works with Mrs Beavan, our principal, the parish priest or representative and school staff, to provide leadership in our school community.

Areas that the community council makes decisions in include

• Supporting the catholic identity, ethos and mission in the school
• Supporting pastoral care
• Promoting the school in our local community
• Assisting with school maintenance and capital development
• School uniform
• Provide input on parent priorities
• Raise funds for school resources
• Provide opportunities for social interactions

Areas that the community council can provide advice in are

• Curriculum
• Educational policies
• Student welfare policies
• Parent support processes

The members of the community council include

• The principal, Mrs Beavan
• Parish Priest or Parish Representative, Julian Roche
• Staff representative, Miss Braun
• Chair, Jenna Roots
• Deputy Chair, Frank Corbett
• Secretary, Lauren Roche
• Treasurer, Jess Reynolds

Members are elected for a 2 year term, may hold the same position for 2 consecutive terms, and can be an executive member for 3 consecutive terms.

Community council meets at least once per term. We are looking at holding a meeting in the coming weeks. 

In the past, fundraising activities have included street stalls, catering for various activities, raffles throughout the year, golf days, movies by moonlight, just to name a few. We are currently looking at street stall dates for this year, and the possibility of participating in Adelong Winter Bites Festival.

If you have any wonderful or exciting fundraising ideas, the community council would love to hear your plan and assist you in bring it to life.

The community council is very conscious on our family’s time and resources, many hands make light work and it would be truly wonderful to have more family involvement to support the growth of our wonderful school.