50 Year Celebrations
Marlborough is turning 50!
Did you know there used to be a wooden horse at the front of the school?
Behind the car in the background is the school office entrance!
Save The Date
Please save the date Sunday 25 October 2026 afternoon for our Celebration event.
Sponsorship
The 50th committee have amazing plans for the 50th Celebration - 25th October. To realise these plans we are relying on sponsorship. We have already secured some wonderful sponsors and we want to invite any local business the opportunity to be involved as a sponsor at this awesome occasion.
Packages start from $500.
Sponsorship Benefits Include:
• 300–500 expected attendees across Heathmont, Ringwood, East Ringwood, and Wantirna
• Promotion on our Facebook page (650+ followers)
• Wider promotion through local groups, MPs, Council, schools, and community organisations — reaching 60,000+ people
To request a sponsorship proposal pack or give a lead for the committee to follow up, email marlboroughps50@gmail.com
We’d love to partner with you!
Follow 50th Facebook Page
Follow our dedicated 50th facebook page Marlborough Primary School 50th Anniversary and/or join the mailing list to keep up to date with the 50th Anniversary celebrations - 50th Mailing List
Please share the mailing list link and/or the facebook page to spread the word and invite our whole community to celebrate MPS turning 50 with a bang!
MPS Alumni - where are they now?
Do you or are you a past student at MPS?
Do you know any past families at MPS?
We want to get in touch with as many people from MPS past as possible. To invite them to connect with the school again and invite them to the Celebration in October.
Alumni and families are welcome to follow our dedicated 50th facebook page Marlborough Primary School 50th Anniversary and/or join the mailing list to keep up to date with the 50th Anniversary celebrations - 50th Mailing List
In Search of MPS History
Do you or do you know someone who has any of the following to share?
- Historical Photos of the school or even the grounds before it became a school
- Old School Reports
- Year Books
- Assignments
- Camps
- Sports days and other special events
- Retro MPS uniform pre 1990's
- Anything MPS related
Our history organising committee would love anything and everything so we can collate an awesome display for the 25 October. We have a dedicated 50th email marlboroughps50@gmail.com where you are welcome to send things digitally, or you can drop it in the school office. We are more than happy to just borrow and return post the event too if you want to keep your items.
Committee Members
Clare Arthurs (Parent Elise grade 6, Jarrod graduated MPS)
Kirsty Barre (Parent Angus Grade 6 and Finn Grade 2, Sully graduated MPS)
Tahlia Buccella (MPS past student and parent City & Jarrah grade 3)
Pippa Davis (Teacher Middle B)
Frances D'Oyley-Carter (Parent Audrey Grade 3)
Ellen Hansen (Parent Ben grade 1)
Tanya Haynes-Ford (Parent Aislin Grade 3)
Lisa Mackney (Teacher Middle A)
Fenil Patel (Parent Trisha grade 2)
Bec Trevillian (Parent Skye Grade 3, James & Will graduated from MPS )
Natalie Watson (MPS School Administrator)
Pippa Wise (Parent Jake grade 3)Nadja Wood (Acting Principal)
If you would like to get in touch with the committee you are welcome to reach out to us in person or email us at marlboroughps50@gmail.com
Ideas, leads for business to support us or anything in between. we would love to hear from you.
Kind regards your 50th Committee