Principal's Log

Having a heart for service, provides purpose and direction for our learning and actions. We are blessed to be in a community filled with College Council members, staff, students and parents with strong servant hearts. Over the weekend a strong contingent of staff and Senior students provided the opportunity for members of the Disabled Surfers community to experience the joy of surfing. There was a tremendous sense of joy experienced by everyone who was involved.  We thank all staff and students for being prepared to support this enriching activity and Mrs Linda Sydes for her organisation and leadership of the event.

There was a strong focus on servant leadership as parents joined us for the installation of our Year 6 Pacific Action Group leaders. We were reminded that each of us has a responsibility to lead ourselves well. Where we have opportunities to lead others, we need to engage in attentive listening to best meet the needs of people and the community. We were reminded that we do not do this alone but that we lead with and for, enabling the strengths and capacities of those around us to shine. We pray that God would equip our Year 6 leaders and each of us with the wisdom and the capacity to lead with good purpose. We thank our Year 6 parents for joining us to make this a special celebration of servant leadership for our Year 6 students.

The Friends of Pacific have provided tremendous service to this community. We thank our outgoing members including 2023 Chairperson Mrs Carly Lovell, Secretary Ange Mack, Renae Costa, Lisa Davis and Amber Childs. A particular thank you to Carly Lovell and Ange Mack who were both very generous with their time. We also thank Mrs Teena Thompson for her years of service to this community through the Friends of Pacific through leadership of a range of events including Mother’s Day and Father’s Day stalls, Open Days, supporting sporting carnivals and coordination of OCEANFest. Our community has benefitted greatly from the service of Carly, Ange and Teena and we express our deep appreciation to each of them. We wish our incoming committee of Jan Watman, Laura O’Neal, Louise Walker, Victoria Campbell, Jessica Chung, Elisha Bray, Jane Hill, Jenny Lee and Allyson Sarvari all the best for the upcoming year. We still have vacancies for the role of Chairperson. We would encourage people to consider this opportunity for connection and service and nominate by emailing fop@pacluth.qld.edu.au.

Our Volunteer Induction Process has been greatly refined this year. It is a legislated requirement that all volunteers including coaches and managers of teams and committee members complete volunteer training. Volunteers can complete the whole process online via the Volunteer Handbook which is accessible via the parent portal in Nav. We thank our Human Resources and Compliance Officer, Mrs Belinda Dawkins for refining and leading this process so well.

This community has always been deeply enriched by the spirit of generosity and service shown by our staff, students and parents. We thank our community for enhancing the experience of our young people through hearts of service. May God grow our capacity to be discerning and to serve the needs of individuals, the community and the environment.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal