From Your P&F
Fees Raffle - LAST WEEK!
Don't miss out on your chance to win a term of free school fees!
The P&F school fees raffle is on again and you have the chance to win a term worth of school fees for FREE.
What a great way to end the school year with next year's Term 1 school fees taken care of by us!
Get in quick as tickets are limited. Tickets drawn November 17th.
Click on the link to get your tickets now! Any questions please contact Michelle Mead themeads@gmail.com.
https://rafflelink.com.au/mcapft425
🎄 Marist Christmas Hampers 🎄
A huge thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far to donate goods to our annual Marist Christmas Hampers.
To explain the process a little bit, each year we (the P&F Marist Family Support sub-committee) liaise with the school to identify any families who may have experience some big challenges throughout the year and would benefit from a hamper at this time - to take some of the pressure off, provide some Christmas cheer and to also let them know that the Marist community is here to support them.
We are unsure of numbers yet, but we would greatly appreciate it if members of our community would consider donating …. big or small, one item or 20, it is all appreciated. We are usually supporting at least one Boarding family, so gift cards are also greatly appreciated.
If you haven’t offered to help but would like to, the link to the Mealtrain showing what we still need is below.
Drop off dates are Thursday 18 Dec (4:00pm-6:00pm) and Friday 19 Dec (7:00am-9:00am), but we will very happily receive any contributions at other times that suit – please just contact us via email or phone.
Thank you in advance on behalf of our families.
Jane Wilcox & Cassandra Griffin (Marist Family Support)
Can I Buy you a Coffee? P&F Roles for 2026
Offer is still open...
There are a number of activities that have been a special part of life at Marist for decades with co-ordinators that will vacate in 2026:
- Parent Functions
- Sports Canteen volunteer coordination
- Walkathon
If you have been thinking about getting involved, please reach out.
There are key planning decisions that need to be put in place now, including providing certainty over future viability for these activities. Without key volunteers in place, this is difficult to do. Roles can be shared, and activities can be run differently if you have a great idea about how you would like to deliver any of them.
Volunteering in a large and dynamic community like MCA is a unique and rewarding experience; working alongside other parents who are all just doing their best to make it work. Our time at the college goes quickly. Don’t let the opportunity get away from you!
Best contacts for the P&F are Jane Wilcox secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au, or Donna Lynn PresidentPandF@marash.qld.edu.au. You can also contact the College through Bethany Halpin at community@marash.qld.edu.au.
Notice of Meeting
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND TERM 1 GENERAL MEETING of the Marist College Ashgrove Parents and Friends Association
MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2026 at 7pm
Location: The Tower Building
Booking Link: Will be available early in 2026
Thank you to everyone who has been involved throughout 2025. P&F is a wonderful way to be connected to your Marist family across your journey at the College. Our Association enjoys stability through the generosity of many capable hands, carrying jobs of all shapes and sizes. We are sure you would enjoy volunteering through our various activities and sub-committees who all help to make our Marist family the special community that it is.
NOMINATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS
A key item on the AGM agenda is the election of Executive positions for 2026:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
*Nominees for Executive positions require a blue card, or willingness to obtain one.
All members of the executive retire from office during the AGM, with positions declared open. Elections for these positions are then held from the nominations received. Nominations can come from any member of the P&F. Individuals are also eligible to re-nominate for a successive term within the conditions of the Constitution.
If you are interested in nominating for an Executive role for 2026, please contact the P&F Secretary for a Nomination Form. Nominations will be accepted up until Sunday 8 February 2026. To be considered, the completed Nomination Form must be received in the P&F Secretary’s email by 8 February - secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au.
Proposed AGENDA – Annual General Meeting
| Confirmation of Attendance and Apologies | Secretary 2025 | |
| Confirmation and Acceptance of Minutes of 2025 AGM | President 2025 | |
| Business Arising from the Minutes | President 2025 | * As raised in 2025 AGM minutes. |
| Correspondence Report | President 2025 | *Propose to carry over to General Meeting unless relevant to AGM. |
| Head of College Report | Head of College | |
| President’s Report | President 2025 | |
| Treasurer’s Report | Treasurer 2025 | Resolution 1: Accept audited financial reports. Resolution 2: P&F Donation to the school. Resolution 3: Provide access to the accounts to 2026 President, Vice President and Treasurer. |
| Sub-Committee & Other Activity Reports | Sub-committee representatives 2025
| Receiving of reports. *Propose general sub-committee business to be carried over to General Meeting unless relevant to AGM. |
| Resignation and Election of Executive | Head of College | |
| Appointment of Sub-Committees and Delegates | President 2026 | |
| Appointment of Auditor | Treasurer 2026 | |
| Public Liability Insurance | President 2026 | Resolution: Continue coverage under the College Public Liability policy |
| Notification to Diocesan Council | Secretary 2026 | |
| General Business | President 2026 | Agenda requests are required to be submitted for consideration to secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au no later than 4pm Sunday 8 February 2026.
Requests will be put into consideration for the Term 1 General Meeting agenda unless specifically relevant to AGM.
There will be no general business taken from the floor during the meeting. |
| Meeting Close | President 2026 |
Proposed AGENDA – Term 1 General Meeting
| Confirmation of Attendance and Apologies | Secretary | |
| Confirmation and Acceptance of Minutes of Term 4, 2025 General Meeting | President | |
| Business Arising from the Minutes | President | *As raised in General Meeting minutes. |
| Correspondence Report | President | *Including any items carried over from the AGM. |
| Head of College Report | Head of College | *Propose to consider covered by the AGM report. |
| President’s Report | President | *Propose to consider covered by the AGM report. |
| Treasurer’s Report | Treasurer | *Propose to consider report as covered by the AGM report. Resolution: Payment of Annual CSPQ Levy |
| Sub-Committee & Other Activity Reports | Sub-committee representatives | *Propose to consider reports to be covered by AGM reports. *Include general Sub-Committee business in this meeting. |
| General Business | President | Agenda requests are required to be submitted for consideration to secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au no later than 4pm Sunday 8 February 2026.
There will be no general business taken from the floor during the meeting. |