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World's Greatest Shave

The JSC this term is supporting ‘The World’s Greatest Shave’. It is a special and well-known fundraising campaign for the Leukaemia Foundation. This iconic campaign helps fund better blood cancer care for patients and their families – from life-changing support services to critical research and advocacy efforts. Fuelled by our community of patients, carers, healthcare professionals, researchers, specialists, and supporters just like you, we’re committed to ensuring no Australian has to face blood cancer alone.

Last year, the World's Greatest Shave community helped make life-changing cancer care possible:

547 families provided with 39,854 nights of accommodation close to treatment.
866 people provided with financial assistance to help with the high costs of blood cancer.
1879 provided with transport assistance to and from treatment and medical appointments.
Over $600,000 committed to new research across 5 new research projects.

So far, 14,782 participants are taking part in 2026 & 2027 and together have raised $11,906,773 to further life-saving research and support families facing blood cancer.

Date: Friday 11th December
On the day, you can come to school in free dress with colourful hair or a crazy hairstyle.
We will have a special assembly on the day to watch who is having their hair cut or shaved.
Keep an eye on our fundraising thermometer to see if we are reaching our targets!
You can donate online by scanning the QR Code as shown on our posters, via Compass or here in the school newsletter.

🍎 School Breakfast Club – Now Available! 🍌

We are excited to continue our Breakfast Club in partnership with Foodbank Victoria as part of the School Breakfast Clubs program. This Victorian Government-supported initiative helps provide healthy, nutritious food to school communities, supporting wellbeing, concentration and learning each day.

🕣 When: Every school day - 8:30–8:50am

📍Where: On the synthetic court, near the door to the Library.

Fresh fruit will be available each morning for everyone to enjoy before heading into class. Importantly, students, parents and staff are all welcome to partake. Whether you need a quick bite or simply wish to connect with others in the morning, we warmly invite you to join us.

🌱 Please remember that any food scraps must be placed in the supplied compost bin to help us care for our environment and keep our school tidy.

As part of the Schools Breakfast Club program, the school can also receive grocery packages each week for families. The packages include non-perishables essentials. If your own family, or someone else’s in the community would benefit from this grocery package, please contact Narelle Sime (Wellbeing Leader) confidentially at narelle.sime@education.vic.gov.au or 9846 2700.

We look forward to seeing our community come together each morning to start the day in a healthy and positive way!