From Your P&F
P&F School Fees Raffle is Back!
Don't miss out on your chance to win a term of free school fees!
The P&F school fees raffle is on again and you have the chance to win a term worth of school fees for FREE.
What a great way to end the school year with next year's Term 1 school fees taken care of by us!
Get in quick as tickets are limited and go on sale October 24th and drawn November 21st.
Click on the link to get your tickets! https://rafflelink.com.au/mcapft424
Any queries please contact Michelle Mead themeads@gmail.com
Marist Family Support
We are presently supporting a family through meal trains. Thank you for the generous response so far.
If anyone could please spare some time to make a meal it would be greatly appreciated.
- A pre-prepared meal that is easy to freeze or reheat is preferred.
- MCA Takeaway Meals might be an option to consider.
- Please dop off the meal to the School Tuckshop between 8am and 2pm.
Please find all the details in the Meal Train link below.
Many thanks in advance for your help. These meals are very much appreciated and make a great deal of difference to our families.
P&F 2025
It’s time to start planning for 2025! If you are interested in being part of the P&F in a more formal capacity in 2025, this is the best time to find out more.
Sub-committees
There is a long list very active sub-committees that are always happy for more hands or participants:
- Raffles
- Sports Canteen
- Marist Family Support
- Amity – Parent Functions
- Marist Card and Games Day
- Social Media
- Solo Parents
- Parents of Neurodiverse Learners
- Boarder Support
- Walkathon
- Catholic School Parents Queensland representative
Executive roles
- Nominations for Executive positions for 2025 are open (until Sunday 9 February 2025) - President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary.
- Please email the P&F Secretary for a nomination form secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au
Special asks
- Do you have a background in:
- Fundraising
- Events management, or
- Digital marketing?
These skills are always in high demand to support our many event-based activities – Amity, Walkathon, Sports Canteens, and Card Days in particular.
- We would also love to hear from anyone who has (or is willing to do) their RSA to join the wonderful pool of Amity volunteers who manage the year level parent functions on Friday nights.
More information?
Please reach out directly to any of the current P&F executive or sub-committees if you would like more information. Email secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au if you would like us to put you in touch.
Notice of Meeting
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND TERM 1 GENERAL MEETING of the Marist College Ashgrove Parents and Friends Association
MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2025 at 7pm
Location: The Tower Building. (It will be confirmed early in 2025 if a hybrid/remote meeting format will be available.)
Thank you to everyone who has been involved throughout 2024. P&F is a wonderful way to be connected to your Marist family across your journey at the College. Our association enjoys stability through the generosity of many capable hands, carrying jobs of all shapes and sizes. We are sure you would enjoy being part of it if you are not already!
NOMINATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS
A key item on the AGM agenda is the election of Executive positions (President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary) for 2025. All members of the executive retire from office during the AGM, with positions declared open. Elections for these positions are then held from the nominations received. Nominations can come from any member of the P&F. Individuals are also eligible to re-nominate for a successive term within the conditions of the Constitution.
If you are interested in nominating for an Executive role in 2025, please contact the P&F Secretary for a Nomination Form. Nominations will be accepted up until Sunday 9 February 2025. To be considered, the completed Nomination Form must be received in the P&F Secretary’s email by 9 February. secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au
Proposed AGENDA – Annual General Meeting
Please note – There will be no ongoing discussion of matters that are in conflict with Section 3.3 of the Constitution:
"The Association shall not…have any authority or attempt to provide any direction to the College or College staff in respect of matters relating to the operation of the school, including matters relating to the content of curriculum and the employment of staff.”
| Confirmation of Attendance and Apologies | Secretary 2024 | |
| Confirmation and Acceptance of Minutes of 2024 AGM | President 2024 | |
| Business Arising from the Minutes | President 2024 | * As raised in 2024 AGM minutes. |
| Correspondence Report | President 2024 | *Propose to carry over to General Meeting unless relevant to AGM. |
| Head of College Report | Head of College | |
| President’s Report | President 2024 | |
| Treasurer’s Report | Treasurer 2024 | Resolution 1: Accept audited financial reports Resolution 2: P&F Donation to the school Resolution 3: Provide access to the accounts to 2025 President and Treasurer |
| Sub-Committee & Other Activity Reports | Sub-committee representatives 2024
| Receiving of reports. *Propose general sub-committee business to be carried over to General Meeting unless relevant to AGM. |
| Resignation and Election of Executive | Head of College | |
| Appointment of Sub-Committees and Delegates | President 2025 | |
| Appointment of Auditor | Treasurer 2025 | |
| Public Liability Insurance | President 2025 | Resolution: Continue coverage under the College Public Liability policy |
| Notification to Diocesan Council | Secretary 2025 | |
| General Business | President 2025 | Agenda requests are required to be submitted for consideration to secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au no later than 4pm Sunday 9 February 2025.
Requests will be put into consideration for the Term 1 General Meeting agenda unless specifically relevant to AGM.
There will be no general business taken from the floor during the meeting. |
| Meeting Close | President 2025 |
Proposed AGENDA – Term 1 General Meeting
Please note – There will be no ongoing discussion of matters that are in conflict with Section 3.3 of the Constitution:
"The Association shall not…have any authority or attempt to provide any direction to the College or College staff in respect of matters relating to the operation of the school, including matters relating to the content of curriculum and the employment of staff.”
| Confirmation of Attendance and Apologies | Secretary | |
| Confirmation and Acceptance of Minutes of Term 4, 2024 General Meeting | President | |
| Business Arising from the Minutes | President | *As raised in General Meeting minutes. |
| Correspondence Report | President | *Including any items carried over from the AGM. |
| Head of College Report | Head of College | *Propose to consider covered by the AGM report. |
| President’s Report | President | *Propose to consider covered by the AGM report. |
| Treasurer’s Report | Treasurer | *Propose to consider covered by the AGM report. |
| Sub-Committee & Other Activity Reports | Sub-committee representatives | *Propose to consider reports to be covered by AGM reports. *Include general Sub-Committee business in this meeting. |
| General Business | President | Agenda requests are required to be submitted for consideration to secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au no later than 4pm Sunday 9 February 2025.
There will be no general business taken from the floor during the meeting. |
Donna Lynn
President Parents and Friends Association