Frayne Today

Welcome to this bumper and newsy issue of Frayne Today. It is out a little later than expected due to the large amount of activity to be celebrated.

Term 3 certainly finished with a flurry of exciting activity. An official Playground Opening, Athletics Carnivals, Frayne Days and special Year 12 graduation events highlighted what was a special couple of weeks at the College.

It was special to experience my first Frayne Days. Liturgies, celebrations, fun activities, fund raising events and student performances which all played a part to make the days special. It was also nice to host special guests for both Frayne Day celebrations. Three Mercy sisters including Sr Pauline and Sr Dolores shared Mass with both our Primary and Secondary students. At Duncan Street our students gave the sisters a standing ovation as we shared a little of their story.

Our Year 12 students began their Graduation Time. Four key events marked the beginning of our celebrations for our Year 12 students. The Graduation Mass, a shared Thank You Staff morning tea, the sealing of the time capsule and running of our first Year 12 Legacy Event ensured our Year 12 farewell celebrations began in style. Congratulations to McAuley House for being the inaugural winners of the Year 12 Legacy Event.

Mr Richard Miles has provided the following summary from the recent Advisory Council meeting:

College Advisory Council update

The College Advisory Council met on Tuesday 17 September 2024. The Principal briefed the Advisory Council on some of the wonderful initiatives that are being put in place, reflecting considered thought and action by the leadership team.

There have been changes to the way the significant milestone of Y12 graduation is being celebrated.

We are seeing the introduction of a pilot program associated with a partnership with the AMA that will reap benefits for the participants and the wider community for years to come.

UFCC is one of 8 schools that have been selected for an AI in education pilot program that will support our teachers by helping to reduce their admin workloads.

The exciting (and challenging) process of ‘naming’ that is underway was a focus of discussion too: much consideration and discernment is being brought to bear in naming UFCC campuses, houses and ‘places’.

The Council was also briefed on the amazing work that Friends of Frayne continues to undertake in providing hospitality to the many events across the breadth of the College.

Finally, the aim of developing and putting in place a balanced budget for UFCC for 2025 is being achieved.

Miss Sabrina D'Cruze will take long service leave in Term 4. For Term 4 we will run a slightly different leadership structure. Mr Andy Dalton will take on a Head of Primary K-6 role. In this role Mr Dalton will have leadership oversight of all primary school years. Mr Dalton will be supported by Miss Sabrina Del Rosso in the role of Acting Assistant Head of Primary (Junior School) and Mrs Julia Horgan will provide leadership support in the role of Assistant Head of Primary (Preparatory School).

Over the holiday period six general classrooms on the Duncan Street campus will be refurbished, along with the College Library. These refurbishments are part of phase two of the reFRESH Frayne project.

Thank you to our Friends of Frayne for the continued support of College events and funding of various College initiatives. Last week we celebrated the official opening and blessing of the new primary school play equipment. It was a joyous occasion, where we had time to reflect on the importance of play activities in the lives of children. Fr Nick provided a special blessing for the equipment and Friends of Frayne chair, Mrs Nikki Middleton, cut the red ribbon to signify the official opening of the playground.

Discussions have continued around the naming of Houses and Campuses as we move through the process of introducing a K-12 House structure at the College. Decisions will be made as to the naming of the College's two campuses and six houses. This is an exciting time in the College history as it introduces a reviewed house structure to meet the needs of our students.

The college has received endorsement from Catholic Education Western Australia to proceed with an application to the Department of Education to introduce a three year old Kindy to Ursula Frayne Catholic College. A response to our application will take six weeks. Our aim is for the first cohort of students to begin in Semester 2, 2025.

I am excited to update that the College has collaborated with AMA to introduce a medical industry pathway. This partnership will provide students the opportunity to study a Certificate IV at the College. 26 students have enrolled for the pilot program to be conducted during Term 4. AMA will work with the College to set up a simulation lab at the College. We will be the first Catholic school to facilitate such a course on site presenting a unique opportunity for any student with a passion to pursue careers in the medical field.

I hope our students and staff have had time to rest a little over the holiday period and I look forward to concluding our year with a very exciting term four ahead of us.

For your children | Mark Antulov | Principal

Monday 7 October: Term 4 Starts - Summer Uniform

Monday 7 October - Friday 18 October: Year 1-2 Swimming Lessons

Wednesday 9 October - Friday 11 October: Year 11 Biology Camp

Thursday 10 October - Friday 11 October: Arts Expo - Visual Arts Exhibition

Thursday 10 October: Arts Expo - Performance Night

Saturday 12 October: Siena Fundraiser Car Wash

Wednesday 16 October: Concert/Jazz Band Roadshow | Friends of Frayne Meeting (Balmoral)

Thursday 17 October: House Assemblies | Year 12 Farewell Assembly | Junior School Assembly

Friday 18 October: Year 12 Final Day | Year 12 Graduation Breakfast | Year 12 Graduation Ceremony

On Friday 30 August, Warren Miller, students and staff from Prendiville Catholic College came to visit us on the Duncan Campus.

They brought along some items made in their Unique By Endeavour enterprise class, which they set up in the staffroom for a pop-up shop during recess. Their shop included glass coasters, delicious smelling candles, chopping boards, printed t-shirts and more.

But most of the excitement from their visit centered around them bringing their therapy dog, Nellie, who visited some classes and made for lots of happy faces.

Interactions like these between Catholic Colleges continue to strengthen our education systems, broaden our horizons and provide valuable insight into new and different ways of doing things. We thank Warren, staff and students for coming out to spend time with us and to Nellie, for brightening up our day!

After surveying the Junior School students about what games they would like to play at recess and lunch times, the College now offers a range of fun activities for the Junior School students to play at break times.

Games include: table tennis, Jenga, Connect Four, Snakes and Ladders, Twister, chess, checkers, quoits, bean-bag toss and dominoes.

They have already been well used and students are enjoying learning how to play. Let the fun times continue!

Andy Dalton

Head of Junior School

It was reaffirming to witness another example of a positive home-school partnership in action with the presence of so many parents, grandparents and family members at our Sports Carnival on Friday 6 September. Given the need for a change of date, your support by attending was valued and appreciated by your children as well as all other stakeholders in our College community. After the weather initially tested our decision to go ahead with the Sports day, we were blessed to enjoy more pleasant conditions for the rest of this outdoor time. It is always rewarding to watch our students from Kindergarten to Year 2 showcase their athletic ability and acquired Physical Education skills by doing their best and having a go!

The upbeat faction entrances, followed by our Kindy races made for a heart-warming start to the day. A sense of ‘community’ was felt with families enjoying a picnic lunch under gazebos and the trees at Fraser Park at the end of the Carnival.

The cheering was led by our mature and responsible Year 6 Faction Captains who were ably backed by our enthusiastic Year 2 Mini-Faction Captains. Barracking for one’s team certainly adds to the fun element and sporting spirit we endeavour to capture on the day. Congratulations to Gold for claiming the ‘Best Cheering’ certificate.

All the children in the Preparatory School should feel proud of their terrific efforts and outstanding behaviour. It made the decision to choose the ‘Best Behaved’ Faction very hard for our judges. However, Blue faction were the recipients of this Award. Well done also to Green for being selected as having the ‘Tidiest’ Faction bay.

There are so many people to thank whose hard work and contribution enabled the day to be a success:

- Mr Son Nguy for training the students for their events and for his overall organisation.

- The Preparatory School staff for their collaboration and support, particularly in practicing the team games with their classes.

- Mrs Denholm for being our very precise points scorer and for her many ‘behind the scenes’ administration duties in preparation for the day.

- The Grounds staff from both campuses for preparing the track and for the set up/pack away of the bays and other equipment.

- Mrs Aimee Hamer from the Friends of Frayne for having to find another Coffee Van and Food Truck at short notice.

- The team of dads who took on the role of ‘place judges’ for the individual events and helped with the morning set-up: Daniel Broughton, Dan Riggs, Andres Vivanco, Scott Ward and Yemane Asgedom.

We were all greatly impressed by the endearing speeches given by all Captains and Mini-Faction Captains as the results were revealed. The lead changed a few times during the course of the day with an eventual 95-point difference between 1st and 2nd place … but in the end our overall points winner was Red Faction, who were then presented with a trophy by our specially selected grandparent, Mrs Jenny Walsgott.

The final scores were:

Red (Catherine McAuley) - 1205 points

Gold (Clare Buggy) - 1110 points

Green (John Bosco) - 1080 points

Blue (Edmund Rice) - 900 points

Well done everyone. A real team effort!

Sabrina D’Cruze

Head of Preparatory School

The Junior School Faction Athletics Carnival was held on Friday 13 September at Ern Clark Athletics Centre. It was a fantastic day, with a huge turn out from parents and friends who came to watch and support their children and favourite faction. The day was warm and was set for some fierce and intense competition. Positive and great sportsmanship was evident and demonstrated consistently which was to be commended.

I would like to say a big "Thank You" to all the year level teachers and education assistants for doing a wonderful job throughout the day; to Mr Barker, Mr Daylight and Mr Dalton for setting up in the morning; to Mrs Denholm for all of her assistance throughout the carnival; to the parents who assisted on the day, Ms Gordon-Velle, Mrs and Mr Szigligeti, Mr Whitehouse, Mr Ewert, Mrs Nash, Mr Healy; and to our Duncan Street students for volunteering with the field events.

The results of the Faction Carnival for this year were:

Gold (Clare Buggy) – 1107 points

Green (John Bosco) – 1019 points

Blue (Edmund Rice) – 1011 points

Red (Catherine McAuley) - 788 points

Congratulations to the following students who are the 2024 Year Level Champions and Runner’s Up:

Year 3 Boys: Champion - Ignatius Jones | Runner-Up - Rhys Cikarela

Year 3 Girls: Champion - Eliza Reilly | Runner-Up - Amelia Desta

Year 4 Boys: Champion - Archie Beaton | Runner-Up - Aston Fisher

Year 4 Girls: Champion - Emily Egan | Runner-Up - Isla Knight

Year 5 Boys: Champion - Giulio Vaccarezza | Runner-Up - Ezra Escalante

Year 5 Girls: Champion - Clementine Jones | Runner-Up - Maeve Whitehouse

Year 6 Boys: Champion - Austin Eszenyi | Runner-Up - Julius Lin

Year 6 Girls: Champion - Julia Teope-Cuccovia | Runner-Up - Rachel Deering

Son Nguy

Physical Education Teacher

It was a privilege for some of the Friends of Frayne Council and Balmoral Campus parents to join members of the College Leadership Team, Father Nicholas, and Preparatory School students and staff to bless and officially open the new playground equipment in the Lower Grass Playground at Balmoral Campus.

On behalf of our parent community, Friends of Frayne have been very happy to support this playground coming to life, for it to continue to be a much loved space for Preparatory School students to play, keep active and have lots of fun with friends.

Nikki Middleton

Friends of Frayne President

The inaugural Year 12 Legacy Event was held on Tuesday 16 September on the astro turf at the Duncan Campus. Students competed against each other in an Inter-House "Amazing Race" style event where they had to use their skills, smarts and super athleticism to work together as a group. It was amazing to see their enthusiasm and effort to compete to the best of their abilities. Many thanks go to Mr Bubalo, Mr Rowe and Ms Irving for coordinating and conducting the event.

The following day, our Year 12 cohort invited Duncan Campus staff to a Thank You Morning Tea, held out in the Mercy Gardens. It was a sight to behold, with so much delicious food provided to our staff by the wonderful Year 12's. To conclude the Morning Tea, Mr Antulov gave a short speech, before our helpful grounds staff lowered the Year 12 Time Capsule into it's special place in the Mercy Garden walkway. In 20 years we'll all be able to see what they all had to say!

Balmoral Campus

The sun was shining on the Balmoral Campus while students and staff alike enjoyed Frayne Day.

Frayne Day is a celebration of our College and an opportunity to recognise the work of Mother Ursula Frayne and the Mercy Sisters. The Mercy Sisters, their role in starting the College and the work they continue to do in the community were a key focus for this year’s Frayne Day.

In support of the Sisters of Mercy everyone was encouraged to make a gold coin donation to support the Sisters agency Mercy Works that provides assistance in Australia and Papua New Guinea in the areas of education, health care and social welfare.

The day began with Mass, then classes focused on Mercy Works, followed by fun activities throughout the College, delicious lunches (in part thanks to Friends of Frayne) and finally an amazing concert showcase where everyone got to enjoy the talented student acts.

Duncan Campus

It was another sunny day for everyone to enjoy Frayne Day Part Two on the Duncan Campus!

Everyone was welcomed with a beautiful Mass, including some of the Sisters of Mercy, who for the second time in a week joined our College in celebration.

After Mass, the activities kicked off with laser tag, a Vinnies Op Shop, haunted house, silent disco and much more to keep everyone entertained. On the big stage though was the amazing "Care by Sharing Your Hair", led by Year 12 student Wesley West, who helped the push to raise over $25,000 for Canteen this year! Thank you to all parents who helped cut, shave and style our students at this event.

We were joined by some amazing food offerings with the trucks Smokr, Taco Daddy, Greek Streets, Baolicious, Chips on a Stick, Mr Aussie Whip and Hot Jam Donuts all in attendance.

There was also the amazing Teen Choice Awards Slime event where Mr Rowe, Mr Hoskins, Mrs Goodhew and Mr Coelho all wore some amazingly colourful slime for the sake of charity. All proceeds for this event and many others throughout the day will go to Mercy Works.

Of course, Frayne Day isn't Frayne Day without seeing the exceptional talents of our students on the big stage concert at the end of the day. Dancing, singing, drama, bands, and both the Education Support dance and Year 12 send-off act were all massive hits.

Thank you to all students, staff and parents who helped make both Frayne Days this year such a success!

Our Year 10 CFC students will be hosting playgroups in Week 1 & 2 of Term 4 on our Duncan Street Campus.

Please bring your child (aged 2-5) along, stay and play and see how our Year 10's are learning in a "real world" environment.

It's a free playdate for you and an awesome education experience for our students.

Is your car in need of a wash? Come along to the Siena House Car Wash Fundraiser and let our students do the cleaning for you!

Date: Saturday 12 October 2024

Time: 8.00am - 12.00pm

Location: Ursula Frayne Duncan Street Campus Staff Carpark

Cost: All donations accepted! Payment by cash or card (card preferred)

All proceeds to MercyWorks.

The Voice of the Voiceless Ministry invites you to a fundraising dinner in honour of Fr. Nweke's 60th birthday. Please come and celebrate this milestone occasion, where all money raised will go towards much needed funds to build a nuns' convent for the Jesus Mary Joseph Sisters, and towards completion of the Amurri Divine Mercy Foundation Hospital.

Date: Saturday 16 November

Time: 6.30pm

Location: Duncan Campus Gymnasium

Cost: $40 per person

Ticket includes finger food, gelato, and entertainment (live band). No outside food or drinks. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase.

Some of our avid science students are chasing an old Xbox One Kinect because it contains a specific part they require for their current STEM project. If you happen to have an old one lying around that you could donate to this worthy educational cause, please email Miss Duffecy on the link below to let her know.

The Arts Learning Area cordially invites you to the upcoming Arts Exhibition, showcasing the incredible talents of our students in Visual Arts, Media, Textiles, and Design Technology.

Date: Thursday 10 October

Time: 6.00pm

Location: Year 7 Breakout Space, Duncan Campus

Cost: Free

We are honoured to have guest artist Mr John Adams opening the exhibition, adding a special touch to the evening, as well as entertainment provided by some of our music and dance students.

Speeches and awards will be presented at 6.30pm, where we will recognise and honour the outstanding achievements of our young artists.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Our students have shown their incredible talents as part of the Catholic Performing Arts Spirit of the Arts festival. Some of the award achievements include:

MERIT

Marcus Chambers (Piano Solo)

Frayne Junior School Troupe

Frayne Dance

EXCELLENCE

Haydyn Quach (Piano Solo)

OUTSTANDING

Khushi Delfos (Drama Solo)

With the Catholic Performing Arts Spirit of the Arts festival concluded for another year we thank all of those students who elected to participate, the tutors and teachers who supported them, the wonderful staff at CPA who take the time to provide encouragement and feedback at every performance and the parents who tirelessly ensure their children can be a part of such a wonderful experience.

There are so many opportunities to be involved in music on the Duncan Campus.

From our wonderful College nights, like Highly Strung and Sung and the Heat Is On; or the opportunity to be involved in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival; or the many College masses, assemblies and events held throughout the year, there is quite literally something for everyone!

Become a part of our vibrant music community today! Click the button below and join Frayne Music.

As announced at Frayne Day, we have secured the rights and paid the deposit for High School Musical, coming to you in 2025.

Keep an eye out for more information regarding auditions, dates and how YOU can be involved.

We're all in this together!

3R: Merit - Sophia Carrick | Matisse Ewert | Melody Ng

3W: Merit - Gloria Chang | Madeleine Falconer

Year 3: Japanese - Emily Frazer | Italian - Noah Spiewak

4R: Merit - Dante D'Auria-Povia | Royce Hong | Toby Loxton | Ruby Swain

4W: Merit - Emily Egan | Max Gallacher | Tai Ora Holley

Year 4: Japanese - Elliott Wiegele | Italian - Harrison Barker

5R: Merit - Katherine Bunt | Hudson Healy | Bryan Irawan | Thea Osborne | Nicole Rizkalla

5W: Merit - Sophia Bilan | Thomas Freer | Jacob Power | Margareth Wilson

Year 5: Japanese - Ezra Escalante | Italian - Genevieve King

6R: Merit - Grace Burke | Lucinda Freeth | Liam Terenciuk | Naphat (Titan) Wailom

6W: Merit - Kade Chapman | Georgia Kintanar | Ziella Adrianna Pereira

Year 6: Japanese - Kyra Lee | Italian - Eloise Hill

JUNIOR SCHOOL

ISABELLA NAGAMANY | 6W

Congratulations to Isabella Nagamany, who was announced as the Aussie of the Month for August.

Isabella truly embodies our core values by showing exceptional compassion to other students on the Balmoral Campus and always displaying respect in everything she does. Isabella demonstrates commitment to excellence and this is evident in the high standard of work she consistently produces. Isabella’s hospitality makes everyone feel right at home and part of our Frayne family. Her peers witness her dedication to justice by the way she ensures that fairness and integrity are always front and centre, particulary when Isabella is in the Preparatory school assisting the students through her role as a Community Council member.

Mr Gallanagh believes that Isabella is a shining example of what it means to live the college values every day and is a very worthy recipient of such an important award.

Well done Isabella.

Wednesday 16 October 6.30pm Balmoral Campus

On Saturday 14 September, Kindy mums from both classes came together to enjoy a relaxing and delicious afternoon tea at the Westin.

Thanks to Class Coordinators Amanda Johnson and Ellen Talarczyk for organising a lovely afternoon.

There was lots of laughter, and plenty of fun chats, all while keeping warm for some of the Year 4 mums when they met at Venn Coffee in East Vic Park recently. Thank you to Class Coordinators Amanda Sgambelluri and Bernie McCrann for arranging the morning.

Thank you to Year 5 Class Coordinators Deanna Monaldi and Caroline Sonego for organising a scrumptious afternoon for Year 5 mums to enjoy.

High Tea at Crown's Epicurean is always fabulous.

Thank you to our Prep School families for supporting our wonderful vendors at the carnival. The coffee van is always much appreciated and utilised, and it was so great to have such positive feedback about those delicious wood fired pizzas!

For the Junior School carnival, Our Ruby Girl took care of all our coffee needs for the day and the Munchy Machine food truck served up their tasty options for lunch. Thank you to the parents and spectators for supporting these vendors.

Friends of Frayne provided essential sustenance for all the Duncan Street students who competed at the ACC Athletics by way of delicious (and nutritious) food boxes.

Well done to all of you for being selected to particpate in the carnival!

Thank you to our Duncan Campus Auxiliary Coordinator Schuzelda Vaz for organising.

At the recent 2025 Year 7 Parent and Student Information evening, Friends of Frayne helped welcome new and existing families with some light refreshments.

Thank you to Dee Crowley, Natalie O'Brien and Patricia Gabb for coordinating the support.

What would we do without our wonderful school community volunteering to help at these special events?

Thank you to parent volunteers Matt Bruce, Maria Kaye, Andrew Mann, Rob Mandanici, Atoa Enari, Patty D’Auria, Jacqueline Lazum, Dale Sziglieti, Jess Pochintesta, Maureen Howard, Michelle McDonald, Josie D’Aqui, Nikki Middleton and our Balmoral Campus Coordinator, Aimee Hamer.

It was a fabulous team effort coordinating the Friends of Frayne Sausage Sizzle and distributing pre-ordered lunches to students. What a fun Frayne Day!

This section contains items of interest for you or your family where you can Act, Belong or Commit.

Please see below upcoming events and programs for families and children:

As always, there are lots of different activities on offer in the Town of Victoria Park. See below for more information.

Triple P Workshops and Programs for Term 4

Triple P workshops for Term 4, along with information about self-paced Triple P Online programs, are now available. Families can register for local face-to-face sessions on the Triple P in WA website. All programs are free, except for Teen TPOL, which offers free codes for government school families. Staff interested in a 90-minute TPOL webinar can reach out to Lisa Studman (lisa@triplep.net) or Sarah Papaelias (sarah.heppell3@education.wa.edu.au). More info: Happier, healthier, less stressed kids & families | Triple P (triplep-parenting.net.au)

Vic Park Library Programs

Cyber Safety Series: Keeping Kids Safe. There are two upcoming programs based around ensuring a safe digital experience for young people. See flyer below for more information.

Inklings Program for Babies with Early Communication Differences

Telethon Kids Institute’s Inklings program supports babies aged 6-18 months who show early differences in social interaction and communication development. Backed by decades of research, the program uses short videos of caregiver-baby interactions to help caregivers better understand their baby’s unique communication style. With guidance from a trained practitioner, caregivers will learn strategies to enhance their role as responsive communication partners for their baby. More details can be found here: Introducing the Inklings Program | Telethon Kids Institute

Seasons for Growth Program

“Seasons for Growth” is a small group program designed to help individuals aged 6-18 learn to understand and respond to experiences of change, loss, and grief, including family separation and the loss of a loved one. Facilitated by trained "Companions," the psycho-educational groups of 4-7 participants typically run for 6-12 months and foster a peer learning environment where participants can practice new coping strategies. The program is divided into four age-appropriate levels: Level 1 (ages 6-8), Level 2 (ages 9-10), Level 3 (ages 11-12), and Level 4 (ages 13-18). For more information, visit: Children and Young People's Program | MacKillop Seasons

The WA Government is offering free VacSwim lessons and pool entry for children during the December/January school holidays as part of new cost-of-living measures.

Families can enrol online or by post using the form on the VacSwim website.

More details can be found in the attached flyer. For additional support, contact 9402 6412 or vacswim@education.wa.edu.au

Curtin University's Discover STEM program is returning for the January school holidays, for students entering Year 8-9 in 2025.

Who: Year 8-9 students

Date: 21 - 23 January 2025

Time: 9.15am - 3.30pm daily

Location: Curtin University, Bentley

Cost: $160 (inc GST)

Places are limited to 60 and the July program sold out very quickly, so don't delay. Click on the button below to register.

After a hugely successful debut year, the event is back bigger and better than ever, with over 180 trucks signed up to take part in the Convoy, and a large community festival planned at the event venue.

Raising funds for Camp Quality, Convoy Perth will bring the community together in support of kids and families impacted by cancer. The truck convoy will travel 50km throughout Perth departing from and returning to the Perth Hockey Stadium Carpark, where there will be a FREE Family Festival from 10.00am-1.00pm in which the community can cheer on the trucks as they cross the finish line and check them out up close at the ‘Show and Shine’.

The festival will be packed with entertainment, experiences and catering for kids and adults alike; including food trucks, rides, face painting, roving entertainment by the Camp Quality Puppets, Emergency Services Displays, live music, and fundraising awards.

City of South Perth has partnered with Communicare to deliver the free Little Sprouts Program for new parents and carers.

Who: For parents and carers of babies 0 - 9 months

Dates: 22 October - 19 November 2024 (Tuesdays - 5 session program)

Times: 9:30am – 11:30am

Location: Manning Community Centre (Early Years Room), 2 Conochie Crescent, Manning

Cost: Free, bookings required

Have you had a new baby?

Join us for a cuppa in a relaxing and welcoming space, to share and learn about your baby’s growth and development, along with others who are also on this important journey.

Topics and information will include:

•Calming and connecting with your baby through massage

•Understanding your baby - early brain development

•Tuning in to your baby - social and emotional development

•Playing with your baby - building brains through play

•Taking care of you, so you can take care of baby.

Please see the attached document for more information about Little Sprouts and Communicare's other upcoming programs.

Registrations are open for the Bringing Up Great Kids parenting group in Term 4.

Sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 9.30am-12.30pm at the Stirling Leisure Centres (Herb Graham Recreation Centre) in Mirrabooka for 6 weeks from 22 October to 26 November 2024.

Registration is via Humanitix or by email to cps@wanslea.org.au. Register soon as places are limited.

For more info: cps@wanslea.org.au

The team also continue to provide in-home parenting education and support to families in all suburbs of City of Stirling, City of Bayswater, City of Belmont and Town of Victoria Park. For more information on how to refer to this service visit: www.wanslea.org.au/programs/children-and-parenting-support

Many children will have a positive experience starting school or moving from primary to high school and despite some initial nervousness, most will settle in very quickly. However, we know some parents/carers may be very concerned about the upcoming changes e.g. buying uniforms, books or devices and that's where we can help.

What is Saver Plus: Saver Plus is a free online money skills program for people on lower incomes and matched savings program. It’s about strengthening financial skills, to build and develop (and keep) good savings habits.

Saver Plus encourages parents to save $50 a month (for 10 months). Savings are then matched - a free $500 for education costs.

Now accessible to any eligible Australian – no matter where they live.

To be eligible for Saver Plus, you must have all of the following:

• Centrelink payment*
• Hold a Health Care Card/Pensioner Concession Card
• Be in school yourself OR have a child in school (can be starting school next year)
• Have regular income from work (either yourself or your partner)* /Carers Payment / Child Support or Cash in hand.
• Be 18+ years old
• Not have completed the program previously.

* Many types of income and Centrelink payments are eligible, see the Saver Plus terms and conditions for more information saverplus.org.au

If families would like to check their eligibility and receive a call back please include our enquiry link https://www.bsl.org.au/services/saving-and-managing-money/saver-plus/ or they’re welcome to call our national number 1300 610 355 and a local coordinator will contact them directly.

Each Tri-Tag hub will run for 10 weeks and cost $10 per night.

• Tri Tag Rugby is a minimal contact, low injury risk, attack-based rugby union game that incorporates the skill set and fabric of rugby. The format offers a fun, safe, inclusive, and fast-paced alternative to the traditional game.
• Tri Tag Rugby embraces all the aspects that make Rugby Union unique; scrums, lineouts, and the breakdown, but does so in a way that is fun and accessible for all participants, regardless of skill or experience.
• For a full video breakdown of the rules, visit: (https://wa.rugby/participate/tritag)

RugbyWA are happy to offer introductory sessions in the lead up to the Tri-Tag hub launches, however schools and their students are also welcome to come along and play on the days with no prior experience. Students can come individually or in groups. Schools are also welcome to send teams to the hubs.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY | We acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, the traditional owners who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years. We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples to this country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of reconciliation.