Phase One of the project will be built across most of the existing Main Carpark. (see the map below)

As you can imagine this is going to create some significant disruptions to our current Parking, Pick-up and Drop-Off arrangements.

We have developed a tentative workaround solution that will be continually reviewed for safety and efficiency as we progress through the construction phase.

We realise that losing our main car park and kiss-and-ride zone is going to result in some inconvenience for our community and I would appeal to you all to manifest the Fruits-of-the-Spirit – particularly patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal. 5: 22-23) in the months to come!

Please review the following diagrammes and explanations to understand how the new arrangements will impact you:

Visitors to Parent Services, Student Services and the Uniform Shop:

The current car park in front of Student Services will be available for visitors to the College.

Primary School Arrangements:

• ALL PRIMARY SCHOOL VEHICLES MUST ENTER THROUGH THE TOP GATE. (CLOSEST TO THE WARTON ROAD INTERSECTION.)
• PRIMARY SCHOOL TRAFFIC FLOW IS ONE-WAY ONLY.
• THE CURRENT EARLY LEARNING CAR PARK IN FRONT OF THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM WILL BE RETAINED TO PICK UP AND DROP OFF KINDERGARTEN, PRE-PRIMARY AND YEAR ONE STUDENTS. (we are installing a new gate into the car park to facilitate this.)
• KINDERGARTEN, PRE-PRIMARY AND YEAR ONE PARENTS SHOULD ENTER THROUGH THE TOP GATE (closest to the Warton Road intersection) AND EXIT THROUGH THE MIDDLE GATE. (see diagramme below)
• YEAR TWO TO YEAR SIX PARENTS MUST DRIVE AROUND THE BACK OF THE COLLEGE AND EXIT THE CAMPUS VIA THE SECONDARY SCHOOL GATE.

PRIMARY SCHOOL PARKING ARRANGEMENTS:

• PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS MAY PARK ALONG THE ROAD BEHIND THE PRE-PRIMARY CLASSROOMS.
• PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS MAY PARK ON THE CLEARED AREA BEHIND THE IT & LEARNING SUPPORT CLASSROOMS. (see diagramme below)

• TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN, THE BILLABONG CAR PARK HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR TEACHER PARKING ONLY (teachers arrive earlier and depart later – so there will be no parking movement during peak times) AND WILL BE UTILISED AS THE PRIMARY SCHOOL KISS-AND-DROP AREA. (Given its size, parents will be limited to a twenty-second drop-off time and are requested not to leave their vehicles to minimise congestion during peak times.)
• PARENTS WHO HAVE BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS SHOULD ARRANGE TO PICK THEM ALL UP AT THE SECONDARY KISS-AND-DROP WHENEVER POSSIBLE.  (See ‘Secondary School Arrangements’ below)

• NOTE: PRIMARY SCHOOL VEHICLES (OTHER THAN KINDERGARTEN, PRE-PRIMARY & EARLY LEARNING) ALL EXIT THE COLLEGE VIA THE SECONDARY SCHOOL GATE.

Secondary School Arrangements:

• ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL PARENTS SHOULD ENTER THE COLLEGE VIA THE SECONDARY SCHOOL GATE AS USUAL.
• THE BLUESTONE CAR PARK NEXT TO THE LAKEY STREET OVAL HAS BEEN RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PARENTS’ USE.
• THE SECONDARY SCHOOL KISS-AND-DROP IN FRONT OF THE ART ROOM AND DESIGN/TECHNOLOGY SHED REMAINS IN USE. (Given its size, parents will be limited to a twenty-second drop-off time to minimise congestion during peak times.)
• PARENTS WHO HAVE BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS SHOULD ARRANGE TO PICK THEM ALL UP AT THE SECONDARY KISS-AND-DROP WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

In Closing:

I do realise that this is a lot to take in at first glance!

Our goal is to ensure that our students and community can attend the College in safety and so I thank you, in advance, for familiarising yourselves with these arrangements and for your forbearance and consideration in the weeks and months to come.

I was reminded in one of my devotion times recently that this is not just another building – we are in the process of Kingdom-building!

As we build this new Primary School, we are not just building for the present, but for the generations of families who will join us in the decades to come as we seek to develop in each child an authentic Christian worldview and a life of Purpose.

What a blessing and privilege!

Bill Innes

Music News

Dear Parents, 

The College has purchased 2 brand new saxophones, an Alto and a Tenor, to promote woodwind in our school.

The College is offering 2 students from years 7 or 8 with a passion to learn these instruments an opportunity to use the Alto or Tenor saxophones within the following boundaries:

• The instrument remains the property of the College but becomes the student’s/parents’ or guardian’s responsibility until it is returned to the College and must be cared for and kept in good working order.
• Any damage done to the instrument must be repaired by the student/family.
• If the instrument is stolen, it is the parents’/ guardian’s responsibility to replace the instrument with a new one of equivalent value.
• The student must take lessons at the College by our Woodwind Tutor. 
• Lessons are at the cost of the family at the College subsidised rate of $30/half-hour.
• When the student is confident and has been recommended to play with others by their teacher he/she is required to become a member of the College Brass and Wind ensemble who rehearse once a week before school.
• If/when the student leaves the College, they must return the instrument in perfect working order.

Please call to register your child’s interest with Mrs Sharon Bonnington from Administration.

A brief interview will follow with Mr Strong, our Teacher in Charge of Music, with the parents/guardian and the student.

The College would love to see the chosen students begin their musical journey by the commencement of the second term this year.

Warm regards.

Wayne Strong.

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