50 Year Celebrations
Marlborough is turning 50!
Check out this old school photo of MPS!
Can you guess where it is?
Save The Date
Please save the date Sunday 25 October 2026 afternoon for our Celebration event.
Don't forget to order your commemorative 50th tea towel
ORDERING ENDS FRIDAY 12TH JUNE
Thank you to everyone who has ordered their commemorative 50th tea towels.
Don't forget orders close THIS Friday 12 June. If you want to order one this is your last chance.
Every student has been invited to draw a picture for the commemorative tea towel. An awesome momento to have for your family.
Tea towels are $26 each with a portion of funds raised going to MPS.
https://www.crazycamel.com.au/10628
Sponsorship
Do you, or someone you know, own a business that would like to sponsor our 50th Celebration Event?
Join us in celebrating 50 years of community spirit at Marlborough Primary School, bringing together past and present students, families, staff, and local residents.
Sponsorship Benefits Include:
• 300–500 expected attendees across Heathmont, Ringwood, East Ringwood, and Wantirna
• Promotion on our Facebook page (650+ followers)
• Wider promotion through local groups, MPs, Council, schools, and community organisations — reaching 60,000+ people
Packages start from $500.
To request a sponsorship proposal, email marlboroughps50@gmail.com
We’d love to partner with you!
Follow 50th Facebook Page
Follow our dedicated 50th facebook page Marlborough Primary School 50th Anniversary and/or join the mailing list to keep up to date with the 50th Anniversary celebrations - 50th Mailing List
Please share the mailing list link and/or the facebook page to spread the word and invite our whole community to celebrate MPS turning 50 with a bang!
MPS Alumni - where are they now?
Do you or are you a past student at MPS?
Do you know any past families at MPS?
We want to get in touch with as many people from MPS past as possible. To invite them to connect with the school again and invite them to the Celebration in October.
Alumni and families are welcome to follow our dedicated 50th facebook page Marlborough Primary School 50th Anniversary and/or join the mailing list to keep up to date with the 50th Anniversary celebrations - 50th Mailing List
In Search of MPS History
Do you or do you know someone who has any of the following to share?
- Historical Photos of the school or even the grounds before it became a school
- Old School Reports
- Year Books
- Assignments
- Camps
- Sports days and other special events
- Retro MPS uniform pre 1990's
- Anything MPS related
Our history organising committee would love anything and everything so we can collate an awesome display for the 25 October. We have a dedicated 50th email marlboroughps50@gmail.com where you are welcome to send things digitally, or you can drop it in the school office. We are more than happy to just borrow and return post the event too if you want to keep your items.
Committee Members
Clare Arthurs (Parent Elise grade 6, Jarrod graduated MPS)
Kirsty Barre (Parent Angus Grade 6 and Finn Grade 2, Sully graduated MPS)
Tahlia Buccella (MPS past student and parent City & Jarrah grade 3)
Pippa Davis (Teacher Middle B)
Frances D'Oyley-Carter (Parent Audrey Grade 3)
Ellen Hansen (Parent Ben grade 1)
Tanya Haynes-Ford (Parent Aislin Grade 3)
Lisa Mackney (Teacher Middle A)
Fenil Patel (Parent Trisha grade 2)
Bec Trevillian (Parent Skye Grade 3, James & Will graduated from MPS )
Natalie Watson (MPS School Administrator)
Pippa Wise (Parent Jake grade 3)Nadja Wood (Acting Principal)
If you would like to get in touch with the committee you are welcome to reach out to us in person or email us at marlboroughps50@gmail.com
Ideas, leads for business to support us or anything in between. we would love to hear from you.
Kind regards your 50th Committee