A date for the School Fete/Spring Fair has been set – 29^th of October 2022. Please let us know if you would like to be involved in the organising. All classes will be asked to run a stall and contribute to the fete.

Pete and Cal Reardon have kindly offered to run a Trivia Night as a fundraiser for the school…their final hurrah!! Pete and Cal have organised fabulously fun trivia nights in the past, however we have not been able to run them for 2 years due to COVID, so the CC was very excited by Pete and Cal’s offer. It is likely to be held in August…watch this space for a date and theme.

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who helped at the Western Region Cross Country Carnival. The canteen was a great success! We had lots of lovely cooking to sell, and we were lucky to have a great group of parents working on the day, there was a real team atmosphere.

Thank you to Belinda Hindmarsh for lending us her catering van, the food we could offer contributed to the success of the day. Also, thanks to Alicia Hargreaves and Lauren Gailey for running the van like pros. It was a huge effort by Sam Johnson to co-ordinate the day and we are grateful for her hard work and endless energy. We raised $2100 for the school.

The cultural space is progressing well. The painting has been completed. A story board is also being considered. Lighting will be installed soon. The sandstone blocks have been approved for use on the water tank. The official opening will take place at the School Fete later in the year.

The Bulb Fundraiser was well supported, thank you to Simone Jones for her initiative with this. $922 profit was made for the school.

The Meat Raffles have started at Lott’s Hotel. The roster will be sent out soon. It’s a great excuse for a night out. Thanks to Craig Hargreaves for organising the roster.

The CC are currently considering assisting the school to purchase a ride-on mower to make the job of Kristen Bartlett more efficient. We are looking at our options – which include sharing the cost with the Parish. In addition, the Parish are looking for help to mow their lawns. If you have a spare Sunday afternoon, please contact Pete Reardon to offer your assistance.

We are working towards funding a COLA (Covered Outdoor Learning Area) or shade structure for the black top playground area. We are in the process of organising designs and looking at funding options e.g. grants, as we cannot fund it solely through fundraising. This will be a large project and quite a lot of planning is required.

Kate Graham

Secretary

Community Council