Important Information and Updates

Information, news, and updates.

2026 Premiership Cup Tour Media Call - Monday 31st August

This week, Newtown Primary School have been offered an exciting opportunity in partnership with the AFL and ID Collective.

On Monday, The AFL and various media will be visiting our amazing school for a special media call featuring Geelong legend Tom Hawkins! This opportunity has been presented by the AFL for our SLA students to be part of the official launch of the 2026 Premiership Cup Tour.

Trivia Night Wrap - What a night!

Our 2026 Trivia Night was a wonderful celebration of our connected and supportive school community. We wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who donated, attended and supported the event. Your generosity and enthusiasm helped make the night such a success!

We are thrilled to announce that our event raised approximately $9.5k!

These funds will be put towards upgrading the outdoor furniture at our school.

We also would like to extend our gratitude towards our Major SponsorBerth. Geelong.

NPS School Concert - Monday 7th September

The countdown is on! Our Annual School Concert is just around the corner, and excitement is building. Our students have been working hard behind the scenes, rehearsing their performances and preparing to take the stage. We can’t wait to see them shine!

Details are as below:

Monday 7th September, 2026

Geelong Arts Centre - GAC, 50 Lt Malop St, Geelong

Doors Open @ 6.30pm (students) | 6.45pm (families/audience) & show starts at 7pm.

To purchase your tickets, please use the link here. This is an allocated seating event, seat selections are made at the time of booking.

Please note: Student Performers do not require a ticket.

Digital Concert Recording Orders:

If you would like to order a keepsake digital recording of the 2026 School Concert, these can be pre-ordered from our Production Partner, SC Productions HERE.

The order portal is open and will remain open for a further two weeks after the concert date. Thank you to those who have purchased a ticket!

Father's Day Breakfast - Friday 4th September

Students are invited to bring along a dad, uncle, grandfather or special adult for an egg and bacon lunch. A coffee van will also be available to help kick start the day!

Specialist Open Morning (Prep and Junior) Wednesday 16th September

We would like to invite families of our Prep and Junior students to our annual open morning for specialist classes. This year we are able to welcome families into each specialist classroom on the morning of Wednesday, September 16th from 9-11am.

A timetable has been provided to help show the mini lesson schedule for the morning. No need to RSVP, just show up for the experience.

2027 Fundraising Focus

As we do every year, we tag our fundraising efforts to a major area of the school and seek to improve one overall key aspect. In the past, previous fundraising efforts have gone to revitalising the library space, contributed to new asphalt works and line marking, purchased new outdoor furniture, and more! Although we have our own ideas, we are keen to hear from our families as to what you think we might be able to improve, upgrade, or replenish! Please use our 'always on feedback' portal (linked below) to share your ideas! Thank you.

Our NPS 'ALWAYS ON' FEEDBACK PORTAL - Leave your feedback via this link

Celebrating our wonderful students both in and out of school!

We just love seeing our students shine, both at school and outside of school.

Has your child had an amazing achievement or experience recently? If so, we would love to showcase it via our newsletter. If you think there is something that you would like to share within our fortnightly newsletter, please send an email with full details and accompanying photos through to newtown.ps@education.vic.gov.au.

School Canteen Service - Fresh Food Fairy, Wednesdays lunchtime

Orders should be placed via the Flexischools App or website. See HERE for further information about the Fresh Food Fairy lunch service at Newtown PS.

Scholastic Book Club

Issue 6 is here! Thank you to everyone who supports our school by purchasing books through Book Club. More information can be found by clicking here: Toolkit | Scholastic Australia

Next School Council Meeting: 17 November 2026

If you wish to have a topic discussed at an upcoming School Council meeting, please reach out to one of our current members or leave a message via the school's feedback portal above.

Our 2026 School Councillors:

Adelaide Smith - School Council President

Emma Wilkins - Vice President

Andrew Butler - Treasurer

Paul Hehir - Parent Representative

Kat Matthews - Parent Representative

Millie Gardiner - Parent Representative

Bryan Lynch - Parent Representative

Patrick Sheehan - Parent Representative

Russ Yell - Parent Representative

Jarrod McKinnis - DE Representative

Laura Young - DE Representative