Community Connection
St John's Primary School
Invitation from 'Speaking Insights'.
On Wednesday 29th October 2025, renowned Autistic Self Advocate Daniel Giles O.A.M. (Order of Australia Medal) and his father Daryl Giles will be presenting “From Diagnosis to O.A.M. – A Personal Autism Journey Plus a Siblings Perspective” in Point Cook.
There will be a choice of 2 sessions:
A morning session from 11am-2pm (doors open at 10:30am).
An evening session from 6pm-9pm (doors open at 5:30pm)
SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTER: Leash Purcell^ - Leash is Daniel’s sister who presents the valuable siblings insight into how they see their sibling who is Autistic from the aspects of home life, attending the same school and the challenges that presents for a sibling as well as from her perspective as a qualified educator (Masters Degree) who sees both the educators and the families understanding of the journey.
Our presentation is highly regarded and we believe, will be of special interest to:
Educators working with Autistic students
Health Care Professionals
Carers of Autistic people
Parents of Autistic children
Family Members
The session will run for approx. 3 hours including question time.
Link to purchase tickets: events.humanitix.com/doampc25.
Below is attached a promotional poster for the event together with some information about us for your reference.
Notification and Invitation from TPG, Vodafone and Optus
We have been asked to pass this information onto you from Waveconn.
Waveconn intends to construct a new rooftop mobile phone base station facility at 123 Gordon Street, Footscray, to replace an existing facility at the soon-to-be-decommissioned Footscray Hospital (160 Gordon Street). The proposed base station will provide replacement and improved network services to the surrounding area for both Vodafone and Optus.
The new facility is a ‘low-impact’ facility pursuant to the Telecommunications (Low-Impact Facilities) Determination 2018.
The Industry Code C564:2025 Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment (the Code) provides the framework for Councils and communities to be informed, consulted and engaged in relation to the deployment of mobile phone radiocommunications infrastructure.
A notification flyer is attached and more information can be found by either scanning the QR Code or visiting www.rfnsa.com.au/3011036
Should you wish to provide any comments or feedback, it should be received by COB Friday 24th October 2025.
Maribyrnong City Council
Secondary School Enrolment
To assist your decision making in relation to your child's education for 2026 and beyond, please find below a link to the 2025 edition of the Enrolments Guide.
CLICK HERE: https://victoriaschoolguides.starcommunity.com.au/enrolments-guide/
Footscray Community Flyers
