Connecting College and Community

OCEANfest Wrap-Up
What an amazing event OCEANfest 2016 Carnivale was! Under clear blue skies, Pacific and the wider community came together to enjoy entertainment, great food, friendship, fun and fireworks!

There were so many people who played an integral role in this event and Friends of Pacific would like to extend a sincere thank you to each one of you. In particular, we acknowledge and thank Mrs Mel Pollack (Festival Convenor) and Mrs Jenny Lee who led the Festival Committee and were the driving force behind it. Their commitment spans not only the weeks leading up to the festival, but commenced about 10 months beforehand and the ‘tidy up’ is yet to be completed.

We also thank the following committee members: Mandy Hentschel (Raffle and Live Auction); Jacqui Heinze and Leah Croke (Cent Auction); Ian Barnes and Bron Butler (Set Up and Logistics); Allyson Sarvari, Mel Dines and Kath Barry (Main Bar); Antoinette Lloyd and Janice Nankivell (Entertainment); Sanet Strong and Jodie McLachlan-Phillips (Ticketing); Tracey Hindmarsh, Deni Fowler, Teena Kent, Michelle Smith, Esta Styles, Karen Petfield, Julie Hoffman, Julie McCosker, Ann Barwick, Sue Kleinschmidt, Angela Hill and Leanne Bevis (Support Crew); Sarah Casement (SES Coordination); Shannon Russell (Lucky Dip Show Bags); Mike Healy, Mick Vidulich and grounds staff (preparation of grounds); Mandy Hentschel, Steph Scarlett, Colleen Beattie and our Year 11 Hospitality students (VIP bar); Kim Stone and Brendan Delaney (Carnivale Parade); Janine Delaney (Limelight Talent); Aleisha Tuaine and Jenna Woodforth (Live Music); Brendan West and Kaine Tippet (PA and Music); Gary Graves (Olympics); Elley Wood and the Environmental Action Group (Solar Buddy Stall) and Janine Stone (FILMfest). Thank you also to everyone else who helped on the night, we very much appreciate your support of this event.

Our sponsors are also an integral part of OCEANfest and their support is very much appreciated. Thank you to Newwave Orthodontics, our Carnivale Partner, who also sponsored the event in 2014. Thank you also to Fowler Lawyers who sponsored the spectacular fireworks display, which closed the night.

Raffle Prize Winners

Congratulations to the following winners of our Main Raffle draw:

1. Renay Greig
2. Adam Mckenzie
3. Karen and Paul Costa
4. Shane McDougall
5. Helen Lauritzer
6. Julie Lowe
7. Chris Nightingale
8. Ridge Coetzee
9. Belinda McCullogh
10. A Taylor
11. Cath Lowe
12. Jake Berg
13. Zoe Stockwell
14. Will Stephenson

Bonus Prizes:

1. Andrew Davies
2. Sean Prosser
3. Wilkinson family

The winners of the FILMfest and COLOURfest competitions will be announced in next week’s newsletter.

Father’s Day Stall
The Father’s Day Stall will be held next Thursday 1^st September under the Year 4 building. Students in the Foundation and Junior College will visit the stall in their class groups at scheduled times throughout the morning. The stall will also remain open during morning tea so all students will have the opportunity to purchase a gift. All gifts are $5 each.

Mrs Tracey Hindmarsh, FoP Chairperson