Admin Team

Tess Duerden (Business Manager/Team Leader)

Hello to the wonderful families and friends of South Melbourne Primary School. 

I’ve been part of the SMPS team for 4 years now and I absolutely love my job. I am the Business Manager and my job involves managing the school's finances, facilities, human resources, office team, and much more. 

Outside of work I am an animal loving, crazy plant lady and spend most of my spare time relaxing, catching up on the newest TV series or seeing my friends and family. 

I cannot wait to get the 2023 school year started and I am excited to meet all our new families and to welcome back our current families. 

Emma Meloni (Front Office)

Hi I’m Emma and I work at the reception at SMPS.

I look forward to seeing all our current families and getting to know all our new families in 2023! 

You’ll see me at the front desk assisting you with your everyday queries, supporting student attendance, sick bay, and if you don’t get the chance to see me at reception you will most likely hear me at the other end of the phone helping you wherever I can.

A few things about me: I enjoy weekends with my partner and my Greyhound Charlie as well as camping and taking any opportunity to explore Victoria. 

I hope to see you all sometime soon.

Kirsty Reynolds (Office Administrator)

Welcome back SMPS families!  I’m Kirsty Reynolds and have been part of the SMPS Admin team for the past 2 years. I look after our Administration Office and all our new Enrolments, which means I get the privilege of meeting all our new families before they start at SMPS.  I also tend to first aid, help our FAF team with events, and generally do any other task that Mr Noel and the Leadership team need me to do! 

My husband Michael and I have three children, Lachie is 20, Tommy is 19 and Olivia is 17 so they keep us on our toes!  Outside of work I love to cook (and eat!), I enjoy reading and I play social netball. I live near the beach, so I also love taking long walks with friends. I’m very excited to be back at school to welcome our newest family additions and catch up with all our current students and families.

Zoe Danaher (Library Technician)

Hello South Melbourne Primary School community. 

My name is Zoe and I work in the school library. I grew up in Melbourne and live with my husband, two children and our cat Astro. I enjoy spending time with my extended family, running, cake decorating and of course reading! 

I have a lot of new books waiting to be borrowed when school returns and look forward to seeing everyone in the library next year. 

Colin Mountney (IT Support)

Hi Everyone, 

My name is Mr Colin. I’m the IT guy (the one who tells our staff and students to turn it off and back on again). I’m short on words but big on tech knowledge. 

I’m here to help with any device or technology related issues. You’ll find me in the front office Wednesday to Friday, so pop in if you need any help with our school devices or have other related tech questions.

Reno Mizzi (Groundskeeper and Handyman)

Hi, I'm Reno and I love the school. I work hard at keeping the place tidy and safe. You might see me around with a broom or a shovel as I try my best to make South Melbourne PS a great place to be.

I work on Mondays and Tuesdays and will be working over the summer vacation on a few improvement projects. I look forward to seeing you in the yard as I go about my work.

Thanks for always being helpful and kind.

Reno