School festival sees four-year return

STUDENTS, staff and parents will bring the community together this week as part of a school’s first fete in four years.

Next Friday evening will see the return of Buninyong Primary School’s fete, with students helping by running stalls and activities.

Principal Bernie Conlan said the involvement from the school’s 30 classes is an important part of the event.

“This is where the community-building part of this comes in,” he said. “Every class has got a responsibility including the kids, the parents and teachers.

“The classes are running things like ten-pin bowling, biscuit decorating, mini-golf, a photo booth, and a mobile farm.

“We try to have a mix of action as well as interesting stalls for kids and adults to visit.”

Thirty-three stalls will be manned between the school’s Buninyong Primary and Scotsburn campus’ students with about a dozen stalls expected from local traders.

Food stall options include a barbecue, hot dogs, baked spuds, sushi and pulled pork rolls as well as a craft beer space run by one of the teachers.

Raffle prizes will be on offer throughout the evening and Mr Conlan said the fete is about bringing the community together.

“This sort of big event is always great for building community spirit around the school,” he said.

“Whenever we run events like this, people really come together and are really proud of what they’ve achieved at the end of it.”

Funds raised during the event will go towards running the school’s programs like the energy breakthrough and STEM delivery.

The fete is rotated each year between a concert performance, with plans to hold one last year cancelled due to COVID concerns.

Buninyong Primary School’s fete will run on Friday, 3 March from 5pm to 8pm.