Mentone Girls SC – 70th birthday celebrations
To mark Mentone Girls’ Secondary College’s (MGSC) 70 years, over a thousand former students and staff came together for a grand celebration on Sunday 26 October. This was the culmination of 12 months of planning and preparations, with the Parents and Friends’ Association actively involved in its success. The school initiated a major project to […]
Planting Day at Brunswick SC
This report comes to us from the Brunswick Secondary College Parents’ Association (BSCPA). We congratulate to the Parents’ Association for organising this great event in September 2025, that will continue to benefit the school community for many years to come. The recent Planting Day at Brunswick Secondary College was a vibrant success, bringing together over […]
Promoting the Parents’ Club at Chatham Primary
The Parents’ Club at Chatham Primary School is clearly doing a great job of running its program of events throughout the year, involving lots of parents and maintaining a well-organised committee structure. How do we know? It’s all on their page of the school website! Parents – and anyone else – can see at a glance […]
Sustainability at Albion Primary
Albion Primary School was awarded a 5-star sustainability rating by ResourceSmart Schools in August 2024, after a 5-year effort by staff, parents and students. The school’s sustainability initiatives extend into the areas of biodiversity, energy, waste and water. One of many successful activities is the Recycle Shop, which takes place in the school’s Multi-purpose Room […]
Parents’ community sporting matches
Down Brighton way, in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, there’s a traditional annual dads’ football match between the Lions (Brighton Primary School) and the Dreamers (Brighton Beach Primary School). In 2024, the mums joined in the fun with a netball match between the two schools. Held in August, the matches were organised by the Parent Clubs at […]
Events for all at Oakleigh South Primary
Many Parent Clubs run Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day events. The Parent Group at Oakleigh South Primary School ran one recently, with a small but significant difference – it was promoted as a Mother’s Day & Special Person Day stall. The Parent Group has recognised that not all families are the same, and re-branded its stall to […]
Guest speakers at meetings
The Parents and Friends Association at Williamstown High School has a great way of making their meetings more interesting and bringing useful information and inspiration to their school community – they regularly invite guest speakers to the meetings. Among others, this year they’ve had (or are planning): Student leaders speaking about their experiences and what […]
Informal parent gatherings
Not everyone likes meetings. Many people already have more than enough meetings at work, and just the word “meeting” can be enough to turn some people off! Many Parent Clubs run informal gatherings of parents, simply to make social connections and exchange ideas and experiences in a more casual way, which can be much more […]
Keeping parents informed via social media
We’ve noticed that some Parent Clubs are doing a great job of using their social media pages to inform and support their school communities. Here are a few examples: St Arnaud Primary Not just fundraisers; this club has used its Facebook to introduce its new Committee and tell parents about a ‘structural literacy’ information session […]
Marlborough PS Parents Association
We noticed the above photo in a newsletter from Marlborough Primary School in Heathmont. It’s from their Colour Fun Run, organised by the Parents Association. The caption reads, “How awesome was the Colour Fun Run! It was amazing to see the whole school community get involved and the smiling faces of all the students, parents […]