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RPFA AGM – Michelle Tea, President

AGM Presentation

On Monday 4 November we held the Annual General Meeting for the Redlands Parents and Friends Association. We had a large contingent of parents attend so thank you to those who came along. Dr Lennox presented the Principal’s Report and Michelle Tea presented the President’s Report. As we had a number of new parents attend, we presented the structure and functions of the RPFA, and how it works alongside the Foundation and the School Executive. We also gave an understanding of how the RPFA operates though the Parents Coordination Group, the class parents and the Friends of Groups for Music, Sport, Drama and Ballet.  Through these operations we achieve our mission:

“To create a vibrant community at Redlands in conjunction with the Foundation and the School Executive to enable meaningful connections for our parent community with the school and our children.”

A review of the activities and achievements was presented as well as a planned structure to operate the Spring Fair next year. Finally the financial report was presented by our treasurer, Maria Kinsella. You will be pleased to know the books are in good shape!

Following this was the election of the 2020 Committee. We would like to thank those committee members and coopted committee members who have stepped down this year for there contributions, we are very appreciative of all your efforts. 

• Kathy Fox – Committee member
• Hyun Cooke – Committee member and Note Day Coordinator
• Carys Wardman-Browne – Committee member and PCG Coordinator (Secondary School)
• Christa Green – PCG Coordinator (Junior School)
• Christine Dagg – PCG Coordinator (Prep School)

We would also like to thank Dr Peter Lennox who has tirelessly led the RPFA for many years and has fielded more questions about the most peculiar things than one should ever have to answer in a lifetime! We appreciate your patience and leadership and wish you all the best for the future. 

We had five open Committee positions to fill resulting from the above resignations and other resignations throughout the year.  Congratulations to the new Committee members:

• JP Forrest
• Kate Kesby
• Tina Shacklock
• Annette Swann
• Christine Walsh

Congratulations to our new Members and thank you for volunteering to represent the RPFA members. The continuing Members are:

• Peter Coleman
• Maria Kinsela
• Jo Lloyd
• Jean Martin
• Malcolm Pascoe
• Anna Maria Stillone
• Michelle Tea

The first RPFA meeting of 2020 was held on 18 November and the office bearers for the 2020 Committee elected. Congratulations to:

• President: Michelle Tea
• Vice President: JP Forest
• Secretary: Jo Lloyd
• Treasurer: Christine Walsh

The next meeting of the RPFA will be held in February 2020.  

Book Club

Please keep Thursday 28 November in your diaries for our Christmas lunch and discussion of  this year’s Stella Prize winning novel, The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie. 

All new members welcome to our Book Club! Please direct any enquiries to lerida@bigpond.net.au.

Walks on Tracks

Walks on Tracks will return in 2020. Any questions, please call Ann Marie Kimber on 0406 691 533.

Save the Date

2019 RPFA Committee rpfa@redlands.nsw.edu.au
President: Michelle Tea
Vice President: Jean Martin
Secretary: Jo Lloyd 
Treasurer: Maria Kinsela
Committee: Kathy Fox, Anna Maria Stillone, Hyun Cooke, Carys Wardman-Browne, Peter Coleman, Malcolm Pascoe