New life for Tooborac Primary School

AFTER Tooborac Primary School was deemed non-operational this year due to lack of enrolments, six community members formed the Tooborac Primary School Community Action Group.

The group is working on developing an enrolment promotion strategy.

“At our first meeting with the education department, we discussed forming a school council but evidently without school parents and a principal this could not be achieved,” said group member Sue Anderson.

“The Tooborac Primary School Community Action Group was formed with six local community members who met with the Education Department on 17 June.

“One of the main objectives is to work directly with the department to develop an enrolment promotion Strategy.

“This will be delivered by the newly appointed Assistant Principal Liaison person Sandra Allison with the support of the Advisory Group members.

“Sandra will be at the school on Tuesdays and is available to meet parents, run tours and meet with prospective parents, and talk about the benefits of attending a small country school.”

Ms Allison can be contacted on 5433 5225 or via [email protected].

Supported by the TPS Community Action Group and Primary School, a playgroup commenced at the school earlier this week.

Facilitator for the group, Janita Dundon said she was pleased to see how many children, parents, grandparents and community members turned up for the first session.

“The playgroup is a good opportunity to bring families together,” she said. “It is great to see so many here to support the playgroup.

“We are keeping it simple with a theme each week, stories, songs and playtime.

“This week we had a farm theme, next week will be under the sea and we will have a fire engine visit in August.”

Ms Anderson said the TPS Community Action Group is excited to see the school facilities being used for the playgroup.

“I am thrilled to see how many people have come from the community and surrounding district,” she said.

“The intergenerational support is great for both the children and the community.

“Young parents and/or grandparents can come and enjoy some social time together with a welcome cuppa and meet other community members.

“Our goal for the Tooborac Primary School is to share and support a real sense of community and creativity for the children, in a happy, rural environment that our small school offers.

“We encourage everyone to get involved and show support of this initiative driven by the local community.”

Anyone who is interested in joining the playgroup can contact Ms Dundon on 0409 857 764.