Meet the Wellbeing Team

Gail Lamb Hale – Wellbeing Coordinator.  Students can be self-referred or by staff and parents. Gail also provides support to staff. The Wellbeing coordinator is the contact for the Wellbeing Team who then manages the referrals. Gail works Monday – Friday and can help with student and family wellbeing support. 

Sandra Challis – Mental Health Practitioner who supports students with individual counselling at school. Sandra works across multiple schools and is available every Friday and alternating Wednesdays. Parental consent is required.

Emma Hughes – Secondary School Nurse and works on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. Emma supports the Pride Group on Fridays, provides individual health support, health promotion and classroom education.

Norm De Silva – School Chaplin. Norm works on Tuesday and Thursdays and supports the students individually with pastoral care. 

Anne Maree Stever – Koorie Education Support Officer who educates both our students and staff at Mirboo North Secondary College and provides the Koorie students with individual support around wellbeing.

Karen Poland – Disability Inclusion. Karen teaches at school but also supports students who have additional needs and require extra support and management.

Acacia Novak - Out of Home care and Indigenous advocate. A classroom teacher who works with students who are in out of home care on goal setting. She supports Anne-Maree in supporting our Koorie students achieve their best. She also supports Karen Poland in working with out of home care students and Koorie students who have a disability. Works Tuesday to Friday.

Deslee – Headspace Wonthaggi. Deslee is a counsellor with Headspace Wonthaggi and visits our school every fortnight.