FACE COMMITTEE

You are invited to TAKE 2 OLSCC Face and Community Engagement (FACE) Annual General Meeting (AGM) Monday 10 March 2025 – 5:30pm in the College Library.

Please give some consideration to any of the below – find a friend or a few and commit to assisting in one of the many openings (listed below). 

You will be assisting the College, the community and most importantly build new connections.

The more we have to be involved the more fun we can have!

If you can’t make it Monday, please send us an email or contact the College with your interest.

From Principal’s Pen, Southern Cross Connection Term 1 Week 4 – 2025:

The first attempt we couldn’t form a quorum to have our Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Annual General Meeting (AGM). This is a great shame for our community. Without FACE, the following does not take place any longer at OLSCC:

• Saints Race Day
• Parent Engagement Evenings such as Dr Justin Coulson or Ms Madonna King
• Heads, Hearts, and Hands
• Christmas Carols BBQ
• Book club, Pie Drives, and general fundraising
• Grant submissions for facilities improvement
• Financial support for the ongoing development of the College

Seeing these things evaporate from our College would be very disappointing for Parent engagement and College support.

The challenge we face is simply perspective. Many people have their perspective skewed due to being on other committees in the past where excessive work was required for the duration of their engagement. The structure of FACE (under a P&F constitution) is not this intense, if we get a positive group of people to gather and take on responsibility for one or two items each. 

What are the responsibilities? These are outlined below. The greatest challenge with all of this is we need diversity and input. When there are only a few who will commit to the group, the workload can become large. When we have many, each is required to do little.

Roles in FACE:

• President, Vice President, and Secretary – Come to 4 meetings a year (including the AGM) and generally ensure the other people are on track and supported. Organise opportunities for parent engagement (such as special guest evenings) and liaise with the College Leadership Team.

These are the only roles that are required to attend FACE meetings each term. Other roles are welcome to attend or provide a brief update regarding their portfolio.

• Treasurer – This role is undertaken by the Business Manager of the College – Sarah Hall
• Heads, Hearts, and Hands – Nicole and Bec already have all of this under control, though would welcome others if they wanted to help gathering food and treats to provide to families who could do with a little hand at times.
• Saints Race Day Co-ordinator – engage a team to put together the event of Saints Race Day on an annual basis. It doesn’t always have to be bigger and better than previous years (after all if we have no FACE, we have no Race Day, and it will disappear off our calendar altogether!) Last year FACE booked a professional MC/speaker - great idea to reduce workload and engage the audience! Other roles the co-ordinator would oversee:
• Raffle Prizes
• Auctions Prizes
• Sponsor Engagement
• Design and decoration
• Entertainment (MC / Music etc)
• Set up, pack down and clean up

The ‘Saints” Group would most likely have sub meetings or maybe communicating with a specific app so that the event can be co-ordinated effectively.

• Book Club Co-ordinator
• Fundraising Co-ordinator
• Pie Drive & Other ideas that both help the community and raise funds for FACE
• Carols BBQ Co-ordinator
• Grants writer

If we have a group of around 14 people to undertake these tasks, with a couple of helpers each, our FACE can run in a sustainable manner to continue supporting the College, engaging parents, and ultimately, supporting students in their holistic education at OLSCC.

If you can lend a hand, please come along to the second attempt of the Annual General Meeting on Monday 10 March at 5:30pm in the Library. It’s important to note that the College will not be allocating staff to perform the duties of FACE. 

If FACE cannot be formed, the above functions will cease to exist. Please talk to a friend and find one thing that you could do to assist. If you are unable to make the meeting, please send an email or contact the College Office with your interest.