Community Notices
Girton's Got Heart 2024
Exciting news! Girton's Got Heart 2024 will be held on Friday 18 October.
Girton’s Got Heart is a social evening for all Girton parents at the beautiful Chateau Doré. There will be great food and drinks, live music and a DJ, dancing, silent auctions and a wine wall. Friends of Junior School and Girton Parents and Friends are excited to host this well-loved event!
In addition to friendship raising, the evening will support those in need within our local community by raising money for Annie North Inc. Annie North is a Bendigo-based organisation that provides crisis refuge and transitional support to women, children and young people who are escaping domestic and family violence. Funds raised on the evening will go to Annie North to provide much-needed equipment and supplies so they can continue their great work.
We would love your support to help make this event a success and there are many ways in which you can help. Firstly, please come along! Tickets can be purchased via Trybooking.
We are also seeking donations of the following items:
- goods or services for our silent auction (items up to the value of $500 have been the most popular in the past)
- high-end food items, toiletries and gifts for our luxury hampers, which will be auctioned on the night
- bottles of wine for our wine wall.
Please drop off all wine and hamper items at Junior School Reception or Morey Reception.
Additionally, we have sponsorship opportunities available for event items, such as our band/DJ ($1,500) and decorations/flowers ($500), all of which will enhance our fundraising efforts for Annie North Inc.
In accordance with school policies, businesses and families that support our event will be featured in our event advertising, including the Girton Facebook page, Girton eLink newsletter, Girton parent Facebook groups, and communications to the school community promoting the event. We will also ensure recognition is given on the night. Your support will not only benefit a very important local charity, but will also provide great exposure for your business.
Everyone in the Girton community is invited, so please join us for a night of fun, reconnecting with old friends and making new friends. On behalf of the Girton’s Got Heart 2024 Committee, we thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you all in October.
Clarissa Smith
President, Friends of Junior School
Planning for our annual Speech Night events has commenced, and we are delighted to once again hold our traditional Speech Nights at the Ulumbarra Theatre over three executive evenings:
- Tuesday 3 December: Junior School (Years 3 to 6)
- Wednesday 4 December: Senior School (Years 7 to 9)
- Thursday 5 December: Senior School (Years 10 to 12)
Speech Night is an important cultural signifier for Girton, and allows us a formal opportunity to acknowledge the efforts and achievements of our students in a broad range of academic and co-curricular pursuits.
If you would like to be a Speech Night sponsor, this can be done in a family name, business name or as an individual. Sponsorships will be aligned with individual student prizes to support the school's mission of striving for excellence. Award sponsors will be recognised at Speech Night verbally, on stage and in the Awards Recipient document.
To sponsor an award, simply go to Trybooking and follow the prompts. Your donation will go directly towards the student awards, and we will endeavour to match your donation to a suitable year level and award. Payments are to be made via Trybooking (please note that business donations attract 10% GST).
Sponsorship opportunities will close on Tuesday 22 October. If you have any queries, please contact Ms Kristi Mitchell on 5441 3114 or via email at events@girton.vic.edu.au.
Thank you for considering sponsorship of student prizes for Girton Grammar School's 2024 Speech Night.
The PTV information hub at the Bendigo Marketplace closed on 30 August 2024, and records of PTV School Student IDs, Victorian Student Passes and Regional Student Passes issued at this hub have been relocated to Bendigo Station.
This change will have minimal impact to the services provided in the Bendigo area. Students don’t need to do anything, unless their pass or student ID has been lost, stolen or damaged. If they do need to replace their pass or ID, they can visit Bendigo Station, which will have their details.
For more information, go online, visit one of the six staffed train stations in the Bendigo area, or call 1800 800 007.
La Trobe Sport Holiday Program
We’ve got a jam-packed schedule filled with our signature clinics, multi-sports, games and fun activities, not to mention footy colours and activities for the AFL Grand Final. It’s all about sport and physical activity, with the program designed for children aged 5 to 12 who love getting active!
Bendigo Lacrosse
COME AND PLAY THE FASTEST GAME ON TWO FEET: LACROSSE
The Bendigo Lacrosse Club was established in 2008 and is an active part of the community, providing clinics and after-school programs. The Junior Competition commences on Tuesday 8 October 2024 and will run for 10 weeks, concluding in March 2025. Training and matches will run over 90 minutes.
The Junior Competition will be held at Londonderry Oval next to the Girton Gymnasium.Students will need to bring a drink bottle, mouthguard, runners, hats, and sporting clothes (shorts/skirt and polo or t-shirt). The club will supply sticks, balls, goals, sunscreen (SPF 30+), accredited coaches and referees, and will run an end-of-season presentation dinner for all players.
For more information, please contact Junior Coordinator Gino Iuliano on 0409 970 767 or bendigolacrosseclub@gmail.com.
