Minutes of Meeting – 30
September at 7pm
Via Zoom
Greenvale Recreation Centre, Barrymore Rd
Greenvale
Attendance: Stephen Woodhams, Caroline Dowling,
Vivien Miles, Kathryn McKenzie, Joanne Rees, Mark Busuttil, Vanessa Brown, Mark
Natoli, Helen Langan, Kylie Fraser, Jamie Gray, Lucy Lirosi. Kat Attana, Sopie Faza,
Tamara Nolan
Apologies: Kerry Ventura
Minutes of the last meeting: Minutes of the last
meeting were accepted as a true record.
Moved: Stephen Woodhams; Seconded: Kathryn McKenzie carried.
Correspondence In
Mail:
No Correspondence via post
Email:
90 Incoming email
42 Sent emails
Treasurer Report:
Opening Balance $2535
Expenses$230
Closing balance $2305.
President’s Report:
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Kerry, Caroline and Stephen put in an
application for the park on Normanby Drive Greenvale to be named after the late
Charlie Grech in recognition for his community service. Application has been received by Hume
council.
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The GRA has purchased a Zoom licence. It was $230 for a year subscription. The subscription allows for up to 100
participants. This is our first zoom
meeting. In the future we plan to run live meeting and zoom concurrently.
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We were going to have presentation by Jamie Grey
from the Greenvale Shopping Centre, but we have decided to wait until we have a
face-to-face meeting when we are back on the 25th of Nov.
Councillor Report:
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No councillors present
Guest Speaker ~ Mark Natoli, Principal of Greenvale
Secondary College
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Mark gave us an update on the progress of new
Greenvale Secondary College.
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An email was sent containing a copy of the slides
presented at the meeting to give a snap shot of how things are progressing.
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A Facebook page has been established to connect
with people.
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The school’s motto is Dream, Believe,
Achieve.
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The school’s Mission: We’re on a mission to
provide the best education we can for our students by partnering with our
community and fostering the natural care and passion our staff have, to make a
difference.
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The school’s Vision: To stay at the forefront of
education to encourage the development of the whole student, providing them
with the knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed and become lifelong
learners who are generous, active and informed citizens.
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The school’s Values:
Excellence: We relentlessly pursue excellence and achieve our best
Leadership: We support and influence others to achieve more than they thought
possible
Respect: We respect others for who they are and value their opinions
Teamwork: We work together to achieve our goals through trust and mutual
support.
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Approx. 700 people responded to a survey for feedback
that the school created.
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There has been a lot of interest in the new
school.
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Leadership team
o
Melinda Gall - Assistant Principal
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Julian Vescio – Business Manager
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Lucy Gibbs - Head of Curriculum
o
Janeded River - Head of School (7-8)
o
TBC -
Student Service Manager
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100 student per year level was expected. There have been 180 expressions of interest;
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stage 2
buildings are going to need to be required sooner.
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The school is wanting to develop partnership
with local community groups.
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Mark has a diverse background and was initially
a builder before his career in Education.
He is an experienced principal.
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Uniform gets released next week, Mark to sign of
samples tomorrow.
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Information session in 2 weeks’ time.
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Hand over date is the 30th November, but this is
up in the air at the moment with construction site closed for two weeks as it
was a tier 1 COVID site.
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Zoning – Officially the school has to take
enrolment in the zone, if the school has capacity, it can take enrolments from
outside the zone.
Roads Sub Committee Report ~ Tamara Nolan
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Not a great deal has happened since last the
last meeting - Covid has had an impact.
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A number of reports have come out in response to
the Craigieburn West Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) by the Department of
Transport.
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Duplication of Mickleham Road has been given to the
Major Roads Project, however their website does not give any time lines. By mid-year 2022 most things should be
finalised and business case provided.
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Craig Ondarchie State MP and Joseph Haweil from
council have been vocal in advocating for the duplication of Mickleham Rd.
General Business
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Jamie Grey from the Greenvale Shopping Centre
attended the meeting. He informed us
that it was not a great time for tenants in the shopping centre at the moment
and they are helping to support them (5 Nov open)
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Coles are going to refurbish the store; this is
anticipated to begin on the 7th Nov.
They will continue trading as usual.
They plan to refurbish half the store before Christmas and the other
half after Christmas. Work will be
carried on outside of hours.
Meeting Closed at 8:15 pm
Next meeting will be held on the 25th
November
it will be the AGM too.
