Principal

Mr Chris Grimmer

ANZAC DAY MARCH

Merbein RSL is holding their annual Anzac Day March on 25th April 2023, and would like to extend an invitation to Merbein P10 students, stafff and parents to attend.

The day commences with assemble for the March at 8:45am with the march to commence at 9:00am from the Merbein RSL Rooms, 116 Commercial Street, Merbein to Kenny Park Memorial Gates where a short Rememberance Service and Wreath Laying will be held, followed by the remainder of the Service at the Band Rotunda in Kenny Park.

At the conclusion of the Service, you are welcome to attend Morning Tea and Light Refreshments at Merbein RSL Rooms.

It would be great to see alot of our students and families attend this important event.  If the students attending could please wear their uniforms.

Bus Travellers - Safety notice

This week,  all schools in Sunraysia received the below message from CDC Mildura.

CDC Mildura is experiencing an increase in students in the Sunraysia district vaping (the use of e-cigarettes) onboard the school buses. The use of e-cigarettes on public transport vehicles is prohibited under the Transport (Passenger Vehicles) Regulations 2005 (Victoria) and Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2017 (NSW).

If any student is reported and confirmed to be involved in the use of an e-cigarette onboard a CDC Mildura bus, it is deemed as Unacceptable Behaviour and a Written Warning will be issued immediately from the busline.

 Any further instances of the use of an e-cigarette will impose the below penalties:

First Offence- Warning (no penalty)

Second Offence- Up to 2 weeks suspension from the bus service

Subsequent Offences- Up to 10 weeks suspension from the (permanent suspension may apply for further offences)

NB: Students will also receive a 2 day External Suspension from school

Not only is vaping prohibited onboard public transport, it may be harmful and potentially hazardous to other passengers due to second-hand vapour.CDC Mildura is taking this issue seriously and have an obligation to ensure the safety and comfort of all passengers and driver.We hope you take this warning seriously and that we will not need to take any further action.

Asbestos Removal

As a part of the Capital Works we are currently undertaking at the college, we will have workers on the school site in the coming holidays, from Monday 17th April – Wednesday 19th April, to remove cladding that contains asbestos mastic. Asbestos mastic is considered safe unless damaged or disturbed, but needs to be removed by trained contractors. As a result, there will be no staff, students or community members permitted on the school site during the removal process, which should be completed by Thursday 20th April.

Teacher Proffessional Practice Day & ANZAC Day (Start of Term 2)

We will be holding a whole school Teacher Professional Practice Day on Monday April 24th, which will be followed by the ANZAC Day public holiday on the Tuesday 25th April. Students will not attend school on these two days.