From the Deputy Principal

Paul Litherland

Paul Litherland from Surf Online Safe came to address students in Years Six to Twelve yesterday.  For close to 20 years, Paul has been working at the coalface of online crime. Since 2008, he has worked specifically with juvenile victims and their families and has used those experiences to develop highly informative presentations regarding the risks of the online world.

Since leaving the Western Australia Police in 2014, Paul has grown to become one of the nations most recognised and highly awarded educators in the fields of Cyber Safety and Internet Awareness, culminating in him being named the 2022 WA Australian of the Year.

Paul shared with students up-to-date information about being aware of their online presence, how to protect themselves and others, and how to respond when things go wrong, with examples and advice appropriate to each age and stage.

P&F project news

Thanks to our P&F Association, additions to the court area in the Primary School playground are being made today.  The works were commenced to provide a court area with basketball nets for our Primary School students and the addition of more space will allow students to further develop gross motor physical skills such as locomotor skills (movement from one spot to another) and manipulative skills (throwing, kicking, catching). Gross motor abilities also have an influence on other everyday functions. For example, a child’s ability to maintain appropriate tabletop posture (upper body support) will affect their ability to participate in fine motor skills (e.g. writing, drawing and cutting) and sitting upright to attend to class instruction, which then impacts on their academic learning.

This style of play also develops children's capacities for turn-taking, communication and collaboration.  

Thanks to the P&F and to our Facilities Team for supporting this project.

Boarding upgrade

At the same time as upgrading the Primary School court area, work is also underway on the renewal of the entrance to Michaelmas House.  Keep your eyes on this area as vegetation is cleared and re-planting takes place to bring this area to life.

Update on road works on Ulster Road

From 17 June lane closures will commence along Ulster Road while Water Corporation’s authorised contractor DM Civil undertakes essential work replacing a pipeline under Ulster Road. 

Detours will be in place during this work.

The work will begin at Lower King Road and progressively make its way to North Road. The first stage will see stop-start traffic control for a few hundred metres along Lower King Road (from the Ulster Road intersection) and a lane closure from Lower King Road / Ulster Road intersection to Hardie Road. 

Traffic travelling from Lower King / Bayonet Head towards North Road will need to detour along Collingwood and Angove Roads. The northbound lane for traffic travelling from North Road towards Lower King / Bayonet Head will remain open. 

Signage will be in place for the nearest Hospital / Health Campus access.

For the safety of the workers and community please follow all traffic signs and reduced speed limits.

Please see the attached map for more detail of the Stage 1 detour. The Project webpage Ulster Road Pipeline Replacement has a map showing the stages and the associated timings. This will be kept updated throughout the Project. You can also sign up for email updates of each stage via the webpage. 

Water Corporation appreciates your patience and understanding while this critical work is completed.

713 and 715 Bus Detours 

Mrs Emma Franklin | Deputy Principal