Committee For Lorne: News From Lorne – P-12 College

Lorne P-12 College celebrates new front play area:

The Lorne P-12 College has completed extensive work during the past year to improve the aesthetics and functionality of the Smith Street frontage, including a new front entrance, a new boundary fence and refurbished creative play areas, both grass and hard surface. In addition, a number of damaged storm water and sewage lines were replaced.

Our contractors, Southern Edge Landscapes and Chris Trigg Plumbing completed the works and the school community can be proud of the upgrade.

A huge thank you to our Parent Club for their amazing work in contributing over $65,000 towards the completion of the project and to the 2016 Falls Festival Grant from which the College received $10,000.

Also thanks to our consultant architect Josh Crosbie and the Buildings and Grounds sub-committee in developing the plans for the area.

Through the ‘Artists in Schools’ program local artist Veronica Phillips has worked with our students to construct a ‘willow pod’ at the northern end which beautifully complements the front area, a big thank you to Veronica for her imagination and creativity.

Further works will be completed this year on the Smith Street frontage.

A sculpture designed by Glen Romanis and Mark Trinham will be installed to complement the front entrance with $9,000 of funding towards this coming from the 2017 Falls Festival Grant. The historic archway on the corner of Grove Road and Smith Street, which dates back to the College’s jubilee in 1929 will also receive a much needed straightening.

The play areas will be further upgraded with the addition of line markings, including giant chess, goanna hopscotch, eight square and snakes and ladders.