OLA FETE 2026

Co-Chairs: Rachel Leahy & Kim Barker

A heartfelt thank you to our OLA Community!

What an absolutely incredible day we had at our OLA Fete. We truly experienced all four seasons in one day, braving a rainy morning and a sudden burst of hail, before the skies cleared into brilliant sunshine for a spectacular afternoon.

Seeing the way our OLA community laughed off the rocky start, held umbrellas for one another, and kept smiling until the sun came out completely warmed our hearts.

It was a beautiful reminder of how special our school and parish family really is.

An event of this scale takes a village, and we want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to making this year’s fete an overwhelming success.

Thank You to Our Major Gold Sponsors:

We are incredibly proud to be partnered with our fantastic Gold Sponsors, whose outstanding backing helped make this event possible.

We invite all our families to support them in return:

Lewin Real Estate:

A massive thank you to the team at Lewin Real Estate for their continued, incredible dedication to OLA!

Terry White Chemmart Cheltenham:

Thank you to our local team at Terry White Chemmart Cheltenham for their brilliant community support!

To Our Generous Silver, Bronze, and Community Sponsors:

We extend a warm thank you to our many local sponsors and businesses who stepped up with immense generosity.

Special thanks to our Silver Sponsors, MP Orthodontics and Baylend Finance, as well as our Bronze Sponsors: PNO Insurance, Kingston Funerals, Wagg & Purr Club, TheirCare, Bayair Electrics, Simple Space, Bendigo Bank, Nick Staikos and Hook & Cleaver Butchers.

To Everyone Who Supported the Raffle & Silent Auction:

The competitive spirit was alive and well! A massive thank you to everyone who bought raffle tickets and placed bids in our Silent Auction. Thanks to the exceptional items donated by our local businesses and families, these events were major highlights of the OLA fete and raised vital funds.

Congratulations to all our lucky winners!

To Our Incredible Fete Committee & Volunteers:

To the dedicated team of parents, carers, and OLA school staff who spent months planning this day and who dynamically managed the shifting weather on the ground, we owe you a debt of gratitude.

To everyone who gave up their time to run the market stalls, flip sausages on the BBQ, serve coffee, or help keep things running smoothly until the sun came out, your resilience was nothing short of inspiring. We quite literally could not have done it without you.

To Our Staff, Students, and Visitors:

Thank you to our teachers for their unshakeable enthusiasm, and to our wonderful students whose bright smiles, ride-loving energy, and brilliant community spirit kept the day so vibrant. Finally, to every family member and neighbours who braved the morning damp, grabbed an umbrella, and came out to support us, thank you.

We are so incredibly proud of our OLA community and what we can achieve when we stand together (through both the rain and the sunshine!).

With heartfelt thanks,

OLA Fete Co chairs, Kim and Rach.