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A new year always brings change and there are several changes within our teaching staff – departures, retirements, arrivals and changes of areas and responsibility.

Our Heads of Year, who move from one year group to the next each year, for 2024 will be:

Year 7 – Sophie Boller

Year 8 – Lara Montgomery

Year 9 – Kate Montgomery

Year 10 – Tom Smithers

Year 11– Rhea Barber

Year 12 – Nicole Walker

A number of our teachers will be leaving us at the end of the year to pursue other goals. Some have promoted positions; others are retiring or are taking up other opportunities.

We say farewell to Katie Sills (Geography and HPE), Cienna Anders (Primary); Jen Brown (Primary and Secondary French), Katie Veitch (Maths and Science), Alex Dyall (Learning Enhancement) and Brianna Shaw (Visual Arts) who have been with us this year or part of this year. We thank them for their service to the school and wish them all the best for their future endeavours.

Sadly, Amanda Jansen, after four years in the secondary English and Sociocultural faculties and most recently, as Year 12 Head of Year, is leaving us to spend time with her family. Laurie Wilson (Primary) is leaving us to work closer to home. Therese Whitelum (English, Geography) is leaving us for a new adventure in a boys school and Michelle Carter (Careers) is leaving us as she transitions to retirement). Amanda, Therese, Michelle, and Laurie will be remembered for their consistent focus on students and their wellbeing. They will be missed. I thank them for their commitment and their hard work.

Leaving us at the end of the year due to retirement are Trish Kirkpatrick (Chemistry, Biology and Science) who has been with us for 24 years and Marilyn Ivers (English, French, Humanities, Primary) who has been with us for 15 years. We thank both Trish and Marilyn who have been wonderful staff members and we recognise them for their commitment to and support of St Margaret’s. They have impacted many students over their time teaching and participating in the extracurricular program at the school and have demonstrated wonderful commitment to St Margaret’s. We wish them well. However, they will return to us as supply teachers from 2024 so it is wonderful that they will remain connected to the school.

We have recruited new staff for 2024 and I will introduce those new members of staff in the first newsletter article for 2024.

Ros Curtis

I was interested in listening to Mr Jonny Ng speak of the many skills that students can learn from engaging in music. He spoke of the discipline students learn through a regular practise routine, of studies that demonstrate evidence of brain development through music, and also of the creativity that music allows as well as how much enjoyment it can bring. That enjoyment was certainly on show this week when the students performed for their families and the staff. They have all shown so much development in their musical skills over the year. A special thank you must go to their teachers and conductors for all their guidance and support of the music program for all students across the school, but this week in particular for the primary performances.

There have been many performances our students have been involved in over the year, from Speech Night to the Soaring Upwards Festival and everything in between. Congratulations to our students on a year full of beautiful music!

Karen Gorrie

Together the year-level bands wowed us with the product of their commitment and practice.

“Grace is both mysterious and hard to define. It can be found when we create ways to find meaning and dignity in connection with each other, building on our shared humanity, being kinder, bigger, better with each other.” Julia Baird

I am reading Julia Baird’s new book called Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything. In her new book, Julia explores the concept of grace, an oft under-explored topic. It is a book that gifts the reader grace as Julia recounts tails of the grace she has been afforded by nurses during hospital visits, and others who have graced her path in life.

What is clear is that we need grace. We need the ability to see in another their uniqueness and worthiness, that they are made in the image of God and loved beyond condition. In doing so, we can make space for them, and them for us. We are able to be kinder, more loving, more humane humans.

As we move toward the Christmas break, and the busyness that is the end of year, let us learn from the primary cohorts, and their ability to listen and make space for one another, and remember to afford one another the grace of empathy and kindness amid the stresses and freneticism of this time of year.

Rev’d Jazz Dow

This annual gathering holds a special place in our hearts as it symbolises the unity of our boarding community, providing an opportunity to rejoice in the accomplishments of the year and gather in the festive spirit.

The Boarder Christmas Dinner not only marks a cherished festive tradition but also serves as a significant occasion for boarding to express their appreciation for the exceptional staff who have been the pillars of support for the boarders throughout the year.

We extend our thanks to the Senior Leadership Team for their unwavering guidance in leading St Margaret's, the Heads of Years for their invaluable counsel shaping our year level cohorts and the dedicated teachers at prep who have invested their time helping the boarders with their study.

We acknowledge it takes a village to help the daily operations of the boarding house and there are many departments of staff to specifically acknowledge and thank including: Shirley and Michelle in the laundry, Scott and our catering staff who cater for our every meal, the facilities and cleaning teams who ensure we live in a clean and safe boarding house, our Health Centre staff Erica and Crystal and the weekend nurses for their care of our boarders and Sandy, our Yalari Support Officer for her support of our Yalari students and families. Thank you also to our boarding reception team Pip and Tess who assist with the daily operations of the boarding house.

And last but not least, thank you to the boarding staff whose care is pivotal to each student’s boarding journey and who each contribute to fostering a sense of belonging and family within the boarding community helping to create a true home away from home.

At the dinner, we also farewelled dedicated boarding staff members who are sadly leaving at the end of this year including Hannah Calcino, Melita Gul, Amanda Mawston, Leonie Betts, Cheryl Harrison, Isabella Spooner and Clara Kuhnel. All have contributed greatly to the boarding house and cared for our girls over many years – they will be dearly missed by all. We wish them all the very best for their future endeavours.

Gracemere Mataia

Release of 2023 Subject results and Senior Education Profiles to students from QCAA

Year 12 final subject results and Senior Education Profiles (SEPs) will be released to Year 12 students online from 9 am on Friday 15 December. All Year 12 students can access final subject results as well as their SEP in their learning account. Learning accounts are found in the Student Portal, accessed via the myQCE website at , all Year 12 students have access to their own student portal. I encourage all Year 12’s to check they can access their QCAA Student Portal.

On 15 December each student will be able to view their SEP that will contain the following documents:

• Senior Statement

• Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)

SEPs are issued as electronic documents stored in students’ learning accounts. These documents are official and can be downloaded as secure PDFs. Students can save their SEP on a computer or mobile device and provide it to third parties electronically or they can print it. Please note, QCAA no longer prints and posts SEPs to all Year 12 students. Students may print their own SEP or they may request a printed copy of their SEP from the QCAA in the Student Portal. The request application will close on 31 January 2024 and SEPs will be posted during March 2024. Printed copies are free. Please note, SEPs printed by the QCAA are no different to those that students can print for themselves.

The SEP documents contain an embedded digital signature to confirm they are authentic, and they cannot be altered. If students print SEPs, scanning the unique QR code on the printed documents will direct users to the QCAA’s website to validate the information on the document. For more information see https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/assessment/results/authenticating-a-certificate.

ATAR Release from QTAC

ATAR eligible students will be able to access their ATAR Score on Friday 15 December at 9am. ATARs will be available via the Queensland Tertiary ¸£ÀûÐÂÇøÒ»Çø¶þÇø Centre (QTAC) at www.qtac.edu.au/atar. All students have signed up to QTAC’s ATAR Portal to access their ATAR and again I encourage all Year 12’s to conform they can access their QTAC Portal.

To assist Year 12 students past 15 December, please find a link below to an information booklet that has been put together to assist students with managing their QTAC Application post ATAR release. The document contains information about accepting, deferring or changing offers from QTAC, information about bridging courses and contact information for people who can assist at universities post accepting offers.

Download So you finished Year 12 (PDF 3.5MB)

Caitlin McCluskey

Born to Fly and Per Volar Sunata Scholarships

As part of St Margaret’s and St Aidan’s ongoing effort to provide exceptional professional development opportunities to early-career teachers and give back to the vocation, both schools have been partnering with QUT since 2019, and UQ since 2022, to offer the Born to Fly and Per Volar Sunata Scholarships to final year education students. The scholarship provides the recipients with an ‘internship’ opportunity whereby they are part of the St Margaret’s and St Aidan’s communities for one day per week throughout the entire school year (excluding their practical placements). During this time, they assist with unit writing, lesson planning, differentiation exercises and are part of marking discussions. Furthermore, they attend various excursions, take part in extra-curricular activities, and have regular meetings with teacher mentors and me to discuss their development.

This year, the scholarship recipients at St Margaret’s were Ms Renata Hasell (QUT), who worked within the Sociocultural and English Faculties, and Ms Jemima Walker (UQ), who worked within the English Faculty. So impressive were Renata and Jemima in their internships, they have gained employment at St Margaret’s and St Aidan’s respectively for 2024. I congratulate them both on an exceptional year and wish them the very best as they commence their teaching careers.

In 2024, St Margaret’s will welcome two new scholarship recipients and I look forward to working with them to assist their transition into our great profession.

Chris Dunn

New Students for 2024

We also welcomed our new students from Years 8 to 12 for 2024 to St Margaret’s today. All new students to our school are assigned a student mentor. The student mentor program is an integral part of our student wellbeing framework, when a student feels connected and has a sense of belonging and know they are valued, they flourish. This program provides our current students with a great opportunity to lead and to be an ambassador for our wonderful school.

End of Term – 23 November

Finally, the term finishes on Thursday 23 November at 3:00pm with lots of celebrations happening on this day. We strongly urge parents to resist requests from their daughters to depart early. If an early departure is unavoidable due to extenuating circumstances, please advise the school, in writing, via studentleave@stmargarets.qld.edu.au as early as possible.

Nikki Townsend

As we head into the preparations for the Christmas season, there is irony in that it is often fraught with many stresses as we strive to finish off many projects and then plan for celebrations. I, therefore, believe it is not an accident that World Kindness Day was celebrated this week on 13 November. I think to acknowledge this day is to remind us to stop and remember to be kind. As a society, we are kind to others, but it is always good to be reminded to be kind to others. This day is not a new day as it was first introduced in 1998 with it becoming part of Australian society in 2010.

Research has revealed that participating in regular small acts of kindness is beneficial to health, longevity and wellbeing. Making the decision to be a little kinder will bring more pleasure and direction to your life than ever before. As the girls prepare their ‘Service to Others’ projects, they are experiencing the benefits of altruism, as helping others has beneficial effects on each child. Alongside these projects, it is also a custom for the primary school to support children in foster care at Christmas. We would like to invite families to donate a new toy for a child in foster care (age range- baby to teenagers). Toys can be brought to school unwrapped and taken to your child’s classroom, and they will be presented to the school at the Christmas Service.

For a child to perform random acts of kindness, they need to see the adults in their lives model them. By modelling them, you encourage your child to do the same and together you will value others more and strengthen your relationship. You could encourage your child to say thank you to teachers at the end of the day, for waiting with them or for just caring for them.

I look forward to witnessing acts of kindness and I will start the ball rolling by saying thank you to parents for entrusting the education of your daughter to us. A special thank you to Ms Annette Box for her organisation of the many events in these final weeks of school. Also thank you to Nicole Weinert and Meg Cohen for supporting Ms Box.

Staffing 2024

At the final assembly, we will say goodbye to three staff members; Mrs Laurie Wilson who is moving to another school, Mrs Cienna Anders who will return to relief teaching and Mrs Alex Dyall who leaves the Learning Enhancement department. We will welcome to Year 1, Mrs Chloe Sellick. We also welcome back Kate Porter and Briar Bracey from maternity leave. Miss Bracey will join the Learning Enhancement team.

The class and teacher allocations are as follows:

Class                           Teacher

Pre-Prep                      Belinda Knowles

Prep B                          Katie Lewis

Prep G                         Mary Komselis

Year 1B                        Georgi Eadie

Year 1G                       Chloe Sellick

Year 2B                        Nikita Uscinski

Year 2G                       Sarah Singleton

Year 3B                        Camille Poupardin

Year 3G                       Kate Porter

Year 4B                        Katie Court

Year 4G                       Melissa Garbutt

Year 4R                        Danielle Patterson

Year 5B                        Kylie Briggs

Year 5G                       Nicole Jonathan

Year 5R                        Clayton Howard

Year 5Y                        Thea Cowdroy-Ling

Year 6B                        Evan Chia

Year 6G                       Georgina Stevenson

Year 6R                        Brooke Calcutt
Year 6Y                        Sophie Cameron

A letter detailing information about 2024 and your daughter's class allocation will be sent via email tomorrow.

We will formally farewell long standing staff member Mrs Kerry Rider at the Acknowledgment Assembly. Parents are welcome to attend.

Angela Drysdale

Continuous Reporting – Years 5 and 6

Over the next week, Years 5 and 6 will be receiving their final grades and feedback from their teachers. Term 4 results with then be combined with Term 3 results and final results will be shared via the Semester 2 Academic Report. Students are encouraged to read their teachers’ feedback, view it as a tool for growth and seek clarification when required.  

Students will be able to access their feedback and results via Learning Analytics and parents will be able to access it in Parent Lounge - Student Details - Curricular Activities via The POD.  

We hope you find the feedback and results informative.

Kate Frewin

Interhouse Solo Music Competition

Congratulations to all students who performed in the Interhouse Solo Music Competition held during Week 5. It was wonderful to hear so many diverse, engaging performances from a wide range of age groups throughout the week. All students who performed were allocated a point for their house with extra points added for students who received first place in their respective competition sections. This was not only a great chance for our music students to perform to their peers but also an opportunity to show house spirit! Congratulations to Tennyson who won both the Primary Interhouse Solo Music Trophy and the Secondary Interhouse Solo Music Trophy! Individual section results are below along with the full Primary and Secondary House results.

Band Category

Junior Division (Years 4-6) 1st place: Gigi Bissett (Bede)

Intermediate Division (Years 7-9) 1st place: Edith Barber (Spenser)

Senior Division (Years 10-11): 1st place: Jasmine Leung (Kendall)

Piano/Guitar Category

Intermediate Division (Years 7-9) 1st place: Valentina Patino Pereira (Kendall)

Senior Division (Years 10-11): 1st place: Tammy Tang (Spenser)

Strings Category

Junior Division (Years 4-6) 1st place: Christy Lok (Lawson)

Intermediate Division (Years 7-9) 1st place: Pendy Lin (Tennyson)

Senior Division (Years 10-11): 1st place: Hilary Davis (Chaucer)

Voice Category

Junior Division (Years 4-6) 1st place: Gia Comino (Tennyson)

Intermediate Division (Years 7-9) 1st place: Emily Carrick (Tennyson)

Senior Division (Years 10-11): 1st place: Astrid O’Meara (Tennyson) & Lucy Smith (Kendall)

Overall House Winners:

Primary

Secondary

2024 Private Music Tuition

If your daughter is currently undertaking private music tuition, she will automatically be placed on her current teachers’ roll for 2024. Parents do not need to fill in a new application form. However, if your daughter wishes to discontinue lessons in 2024, we ask that you please email directly the Music Department at music@stmargarets.qld.edu.au prior to the end of the school year.

Return of Hired Instruments

Please note that all hired instruments are to be returned to the Sister Helen Orchestra Room Music Department no later than 3:00pm on Friday 17 November for cleaning and repairs. If students wish to hire an instrument over the Christmas holidays, they still must return their instrument by Friday 17 November for the music department to complete a full instrument audit. Students hiring an instrument over the holidays will be able to collect their instrument on Thursday 23 November (last day of term), provided the Holiday Instrument Hire Form has been completed (which may be found on the Music Cocurricular POD page).

Music Support Group

The next Music Support Group meeting will be held on Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 5:00pm in M’s Café. We encourage parents from both primary and secondary schools to become involved.

Brad King

Participation Guidelines

St Margaret’s recommends students participate in one to two sports at any given time within the school year.

• Students should not participate any more than three sports at any given time within the school year without sought permission from the Director of Sport.
• Students can only participate in one (1) seasonal sport in the Autumn and Winter seasons:
• Autumn Season students must choose between Basketball, Soccer or Touch Football
• Winter Season students must choose between Hockey, Netball, Tennis or Volleyball
• Students can only participate in one of either Netball (QGSSSA and/or Club) or Rowing
• Students who participate in Rowing cannot participate in Winter Season Sport

Program Communication

Information about St Margaret’s sport program is accessible via the POD. Students and parents are encouraged to join the Secondary Sport POD page to stay up to date with all the latest information. Students who sign up for a particular sport will be automatically added to the respective sports POD Page. The POD is accessible through the School App and notifications can be received via smart phone.

Sport Expectations

There's a way in which we strive to do things at St Margaret's; a way in which we seek to treat people throughout our community; and a way in which we aim to serve others. Underpinned by our school values, our St Margaret’s way extends itself to the way in which we behave and perform in sport.

It is expected all students selected within St Margaret’s representative teams will attend all scheduled trainings and fixtured matches. If unable to do so, for legitimate reason, communication with the Sport Coordinator is expected. 

Term 1 Sign Up

Please register your intention to participate in Term 1 sport by clicking one of the links below:

•  . AFL - the senior AFL program caters towards students of Years 10, 11 & 12 and is played across Term 1. Junior AFL caters towards students of Years 7, 8 and 9 and is played across Term 4. Junior students will have the opportunity to sign up for AFL in Semester 2.

Athletics All Schools Report

Over the first weekend of November the QLD All Schools Athletics Championships were held, which saw students from all over the state compete to score points for their school and vie for selection in the Queensland team to compete at the Australian All Schools Championships in December.

St Margaret’s was well represented by 14 different students across all age groups and in a variety of events on the track and in the field. Congratulations to all students for their with performances. Special mentions for Ebony (1st place U17 100m & 200m), Ashley (1st place U15 high jump), Ginger (1st place U18 2000m steeplechase) and Zara (2nd place U14 400m) whose achievements at the event have qualified them to represent Queensland at the upcoming Australian All Schools Championships. We wish these students all the very best. 

St Margaret’s also entered an all-ages 4 x 100m relay team (consisting of Charlotte, Georgina, Zara and Ebony) which finished in 2nd place and in doing so set the 2nd fastest time ever recorded by a St Margaret’s 4 x 100m relay team of 49.87s.

Similarly, to the QGSSSA championships, in addition to individual honours students also compete to score points for their school. Of all the schools across Queensland that competed, St Margaret’s finished 4th on the overall points tally.

Competitors:

• Ebony: 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m
• Charlotte: 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m
• Ashley: High Jump, 90m Hurdles, Triple Jump
• Georgina: 200m, 4 x 100m
• Leah: 400m
• Charlize: 400m, 800m
• Zara: 400m, 800m, 4 x 100m
• Georgiana: 1500m
• Amber: 1500m
• Ginger: 3000m, 2000m Steeplechase
• Annabelle: Shot Put, Discus, Javelin
• Zara: Shot Put
• Lucy: Javelin
• Lata: High Jump

Josh Partridge

Head of Athletics & Development

Club Netball 2024 ‘Intention to Play’ Sign-up

Club Netball is one of the most popular sports offered to students at St Margaret’s. The ‘Intention to Play’ sign up for the 2024 season has now opened. Please ensure your ‘Intention to Play’ online form is submitted as soon as possible. Complete registration and payment for the club season will be required by Wednesday 14 February.

For more information, please see The POD - Club Netball (stmargarets.qld.edu.au).

To register your ‘intention to play’ please

Sporting Achievement

It’s with great pleasure that we can recognise the outstanding sport performances and representation of St Margaret’s students at a national and international level. I would like to highlight and congratulate the follow students on their recent achievements:

• Leila (Year 9) who recently competed at the State titles for kayaking was identified through the ‘You For 2032’ talent identification program which aims to develop and nurture young Queensland talents who have the potential to win on the world stage at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. At her first state titles, she won gold in both the 500m and 200m sprint races. She also achieved a silver medal in the 200m sprint at the State All Schools. With more training we are excited to see Leila’s progression in the sport.
• Best of luck to Eadie (Year 10) who has been nominated as Equestrian Queensland ‘Junior Athlete of The Year’ for 2023. We cannot wait to hear of the results.

We would like to continue to recognise the outstanding achievements and representation of students’ participating a national level, outside of the school sport pathway. I look forward to continuing to hear from our community regarding such outstanding achievement. Please email myself via lknight@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.

Mr Lloyd Knight

Orders placed by midnight 30 November 2023 will receive free delivery. Orders received after this date will incur a $9.95 delivery fee. Orders placed after 22 December will be sent ASAP, but there is no guarantee of delivery before school re-commences on 22 January 2024.

Boarders ONLY are able to have their book packs delivered to St Margaret’s for collection on return to school in January 2024. Boarders are to confirm their delivery address as:-  Boarder – Delivery to St Margaret’s AGS Boarding House.

Church Dress Hire – Year 6 Chapel Service

Hiring of the Church Dress for all year 6 students for the end of year Chapel Service has now commenced.  Church Dress Hire forms must be completed and signed by a parent or guardian.  This form is available by clicking on the link below or from the Supply Shop page on the POD or from the School Supply Shop webpage. 

UNIFORM FITTING APPOINTMENTS – Online booking system

Bookings for November & December 2023 and January 2024 are available online. We encourage families to book a fitting appointment as soon as possible, as appointments are filling fast.

Book your appointment online via the school website

Appointment times are either 30mins or 60mins depending on your fitting type. Fitting types include New Student, Existing Student, Boarder Only and Pre-Prep/Prep.

• One appointment = one student fitting
  If you are booking for two or more students, please book separate fitting appointments for each student. These can be at the same time if times are available.

• All fittings will take place in the Supplies Shop, which is located onsite, just off Circular Drive through Gate 1, Petrie Street, Ascot.

Trading Hours (Term Time)

Monday                  8am – 2pm
Tuesday                  8am – 2pm
Wednesday          10am – 5pm
Thursday                 8am – 2pm
Friday                       8am – 2pm

Public Holidays Closed

The Supplies Shops extended hours for October to December 2023 and January 2024 and hours are listed below:

Fittings

Blazer fittings - Students entering Year 10 in 2024 should consider coming into the Supplies Shop to be fitted for their blazer prior to the end of term 4, 2023. This will ensure the best fit and will allow time for a custom make blazer for the students who require extra or shorter length through the body and arms. All orders will need to be placed by 24^th November for a March 2024 delivery. Students can visit the Supplies Shop during our opening hours with a blazer fitting taking around 10 minutes per student.

We have fun-filled and exciting activities planned for our December/ January School Holiday Program. Further details of the program can be found here (PDF 283KB). Boys and girls, siblings, friends and family welcome!

Please refer to the attached Information Guide for full booking terms and conditions. We are unable to accept bookings via email or text message. The OSHC registration and Debitsuccess form must be completed, signed and sent back to us to finalise your booking. Please read the information guide carefully as some information has changed. OSHC Registration and Debitsuccess can be completed via the My Family Lounge.

PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR VACATION CARE BOOKING FORM VIA THE MY FAMILY LOUNGE APP

We are very excited to inform you that St Margaret’s OSHC has subscribed to a fantastic online Booking and Waitlist management program called QK Enrol. This program will give you access to manage your own account information, where you will have the ability to make bookings requests and allows you to complete and submit an online enrolment form for your child. You can do this and much, much more all within a parent portal called ’My Family Lounge’.

How do I log in?

Please navigate to the link below and either sign in with your existing My Family Lounge account or Register for an account if you do not already have one. Please note all families who have previously submitted an enrolment form will have an account already set up; all you will need to do is click ‘forgotten password’ and use the email address you used to receive this form.

When making a Vacation Care booking please select Casual bookings, not Permanent.

What is the cost?*

Fees: $68 per day*

Bookings close: 20 November 2023

*Incursions and excursions incur additional costs. These are compulsory for all students and therefore you are able to claim CCS.

What are the hours of operation?

The service is open from 7:00am until 6:00pm.

How can I obtain more information?

If you would like further information regarding our OSHC Program or if you would like to make a booking, feel free to contact me on 0423 547 653 or email: oshc@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.

Palu Ingram

It is a fantastic opportunity to ensure you reach our entire St Margaret’s community which includes current parents, students, staff, prospective parents and students, as well as all Old Girls (alumni).

The 2023 Business Directory can be viewed via this link:

Pricing for an advertisement in the 2024 Online Business Directory will be $500 per listing and this will include:

• Listing for the 2024 school year 
• Company Logo with hyperlink to your website
• Summary of your business – max 100 words
• Contact details
• Opportunity to offer special discount to St Margaret’s community
• The ability to update the advertisement at any time
• Links to the directory from the POD, as well as promotional posts for the Online Business Directory via St Margaret’s social media channels once per quarter
• An advertisement promoting the Online Business Directory will appear in St Margaret’s annual Flyer Magazine, distributed to over 8,000 contacts.
• Directory promoted to St Margaret's parent community twice annually via Electronic Direct Mail (EDM) distribution between 800 - 1,200).
• Businesses listed offered first right of refusal on P&F event sponsorship.

To list your business in the 2024 Business Directory, please register by Friday 18 November 2023.

Don’t forget to secure your ticket for the 2024 St Margaret’s Fathers’ Dinner.

Hear from Guest Speaker, Australian Olympic Royalty, Steven Bradbury OAM, while enjoying a meal and drinks package at the Rivershed at Howard Smith Wharves.

Date:     Friday 1 March 2024

Venue:  Rivershed at Howard Smith Wharves

Cost:      $199 per person – includes a meal and drinks package.

RSVP:    5.00pm Thursday 15 February, unless sold out prior.

Tables:  Maximum table capacity is 10 people. Seating requests can be made by nominating a Table Captain or Year Group at the time of booking. Best efforts will be made to meet any requests.

Enquiries: P&F@stmargarets.qld.edu.au

Purchase your ticket online via

This event is proudly supported by Supporting Sponsor, Morgans and Maggie’s Supporter, Belbaker.

Get in the Christmas spirit with the 2023 P&F Bush and Beyond Christmas Raffle
There are over $4,600 in prizes on offer from across Australia including a $1,000 R.M. Williams voucher and prize pack, 20kg Manana Pastoral Organic Lamb packs, luxury Shingle Inn Christmas cakes, a premium XL CoolCabana and more.
 
The raffle will be drawn on Tuesday 21 November, with all proceeds donated to the St Margaret’s Foundation Scholarship Fund to support needs-based bursaries. 

Tickets are available via Raffletix:

Lara Pickering