Deputy Head of College News

Support for our Marist Family

The recent correspondence on the return of the Head of College included reference to the many, independent support and counselling services available. To reiterate, if this matter has raised any personal issues, we provide this link for further support - https://www.childsafety.gov.au/get-support

We have and continue to work directly with our community to support them in any way should they need, and encourage any person to communicate with us if needed for any of the services available by emailing msaexecutive@marists.org.au or community@marash.qld.edu.au. 

As we have previously stated, we acknowledge that these matters may raise personal issues and we are ready to continue to respond individually to support any student, parent or staff member as the need arises. 

AIC Sport Code of Conduct

Fundamental to the AIC, is our belief in inclusion and fellowship and the role we each play in fostering this. As a parent, spectator or official, we need to ensure we are welcoming to all involved and treat them with the greatest levels of respect, protecting the rights, dignity and worth of every person regardless of diversity.  The AIC provides a Code of Conduct for parents/guardians, spectators, coaches and officials which can be found here.

The AIC supports all efforts to remove poor behaviour from sporting events. In the event that a parent or spectator feels the need to notify the AIC of inappropriate behaviour, they should firstly notify the venue official/College representative at the venue. Following this, any complaint should be then directed to their son's coach, College Head of Sport or the appropriate member of the College Leadership Team.

Safe Travel and Parking

With the normalisation of student travel home and the concentration of sport training occurring before and after school, it's imperative each of us meet our responsibilities with respect to safe driving and car parking. Please ensure you follow all signed parking instructions. By way of example, parking over yellow lines along the Glenlyon Road exit to the College causes much congestion and is unsafe for our students, neighbours and other drivers. Each afternoon Frasers Road sees a number of buses, cars and student pedestrians from both Marist and surrounding schools. Your support with and driving through this area at this with an extra level of awareness and care will greatly assist in a safe passage home for all.

Council Works Notice

As part of Brisbane City Council’s maintenance program, the Council will undertake works on the Mirrabooka Road footbridge from Wednesday 1 May to late June 2024, weather and construction conditions permitting. The works will take from 6:30am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday. Council will provide advance notification of any out-of-hours works during the construction period.

To complete the works as quickly and safely as possible, a full closure of the footbridge is required while works are underway. A pedestrian and cyclist detour will be in place for the duration of the works. Traffic controllers and onsite signage will direct pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles through the area. Cyclists may experience intermittent noise and dust impacts. Council will work to minimise these impacts as much as possible.