Mr Carlyle's Message
Hello families, and welcome to this week's newsletter.
We hope that all Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts and important women in our lives had a fantastic Mother's Day last weekend. A big thank you to the volunteers who helped out with our Mother's Day stall last Thursday, which allowed our students to spoil many mums.
Education Support Staff
This week, we celebrated Educational Support Staff Day. A chance for us to express to our wonderful, resilient and caring staff, our gratitude for all that they do here at Ballan. We are exceptionally lucky to have a group of dedicated professionals whose expertise guides and supports many of our students across a broad range of needs.
Upcoming Powercor Disruption
Powercor will be supporting the school with a generator on Tuesday, 26 May, during planned power disruptions.
The generator will be installed via the switchboard located inside the front office. The generator will be positioned on the nature strip or within a car space in front of the main entrance to the school. It will be secured within locked temporary fencing.
The school's front entrance to the office will be closed for the day. Access and entry to the front office and main building will be available via the gated entrance closest to the pedestrian crossing on Duncan Street.
E-Scooters (electric scooters)
A reminder on Victorian e-scooter rules. Please be aware that e-scooter rules have come into effect in Victoria and that children under the age of 16 are not permitted to ride them. They are also not permitted to be ridden on footpaths. Because of this, e-scooters will not be permitted to be ridden to or from school by students, and not on school grounds by anyone. Please check all the requirements on the Transport Victoria website. https://transport.vic.gov.au/road-and-active-transport/active-transport/e-scooter-road-rules
E-scooter laws in Victoria
https://www.police.vic.gov.au/electric-powered-scooters-e-scooters
For more information, please see our "Riding to School" page in this newsletter.
Rezoning
We have received confirmation that Ballan has been rezoned to Daylesford College. From 2027, Daylesford College will become the designated neighbourhood secondary school for students from Ballan. This change will support clearer pathways for our students as they transition from primary to secondary education. We will continue to share further information and updates with families as more details become available.
https://www.vic.gov.au/starting-school
Mr Lachlan Carlyle
Principal
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