From the Principal

Dear Families,

Thank you for being a part of the St Mary’s College Community this year. Thanks, particularly to all of you who have volunteered in 2019 - the Parents and Friends Association, Rowing families, sports coaches and managers, classroom help, guest speakers, excursion helpers and all those other things that helped us be great partners in your daughter’s or son’s education.

We have five staff retiring this year: Andrea Maver, Michael Gaynor, Lindy Lack, Sue McLean and Gen Tyrell. We have been blessed by their wisdom and experience and all they have generously given our community. We wish them every blessing in their retirement.

We are also farewelling Tameika Grist, who has been on the College Leadership Team. Tameika is going to be a Head of School at Xavier’s College in Hervey Bay. Thanks for your passion and contribution, Tameika. We wish you happiness in the warmer climes.

Additionally, we farewell the following staff from St Mary's College and wish them well for their future endeavours. Thank you for your contribution to St Mary's College.

James Ayers
Ian Cantle
Elisabetta Chiera
Maria Cooper
Hannah Fazackerley
Kathryn Ferguson
Jane Hodgetts
Joanna McCormack
Lili Sun-Christie
Caitlyn Webb
Catherine Fountain
Rebekah Payne

Farewell to our families who are leaving St Mary’s College! Thank you for being a part of our community. May the path ahead be happy and fruitful.

It’s Advent and we await, with hope, the coming of the Christ child. May he bring each of our children and young people, peace, hope, joy and love at Christmas.

Helen Spencer

Principal