It has been a busy start to the year for the CC.

We kicked off the year with the St. Patrick’s Fair on March 18^th, which was a great success and a fantastic community event! The event was well attended, and we have received a lot of positive feedback from community. Thank you to everyone who contributed time, energy, cooking and donations, it was a great team effort. A VERY BIG THANK YOU to Sam Johnson for her tireless work to make it happen, and for the support from Lisa Ryan and the Fundraising Committee.

The CC are very excited to report the St Patrick’s Fair raised just over $15,000.00 with a profit of $9,600.00. These funds will form part of the deposit for funding we are seeking for the Covered Outdoor Learning Area (COLA).

Alicia Hargreaves continues to run the tuckshop with the help of volunteers. There are new names on the roster which is great to see. Cupcakes have returned on Mondays, thank you to our cupcake cooks. The CC has decided that money raised from cupcake sales will go towards the Yr. 5/6 excursion to Ballarat.

The Meat Raffles have begun. Thank you to Craig Hargreaves for co-ordinating volunteers. Please check the roster that has been sent out and find a replacement if you can’t make it. The school square payment device will be available to use for the meat raffle for people who don’t have cash. The raffle is making a good profit each week, so it is definitely worth the trip to the pub.

The Street Stall will be in Term 3. Tash Smith and Lisa Peterson are organising the stall this year. Thank you for volunteering to run this popular fundraiser. The CC are also planning host a Dinner and Dancing night in Term 3 – details to come.

We continue to apply for grants. Unfortunately, we were not successful with our application to upgrade the school hall. We are currently looking for grants for the Covered Outdoor Learning Area and for representative sports uniforms.

The CC has received feedback about the school uniform – especially the hats. The current hats abide by sun safety requirements. Fading is an issue, and the CC has been looking into different styles and fabric. However, the Catholic Education are bringing out new uniform guidelines which will require us to review the entire school uniform, therefore the CC will be looking for volunteers to form a uniform sub-committee to review the current uniform and look further into other uniform issues.

The CC has purchased new Chromebooks for the school from fundraising money and we will also subsidise cost of buses for excursions again this year. We have also helped the school purchase an electronic school sign for Sheridan St which will be installed soon.

Kate Graham

Secretary – Community Council