Acting Deputy Principal | Mr Damien Fall
For the final six weeks of term, I have the great privilege of acting in the role of Deputy Principal, while Mr Chris Ryan takes a period of leave. Members of the CLT will share various aspects of Chris’s role at this time, with my main focus being around staff matters. The thoughts of our community are with Chris, who is responsible for the care of his father and brother in Toowoomba. I know Chris feels torn by his multiple responsibilities, but he has our very best wishes at this difficult time. I will also continue to act in the role of Dean of Communication for the remainder of this year and am fortunate to have wonderful support from our staff in filling these roles.
Our community also offers its prayers and support to Mr James Turner whose family have experienced enormous loss; his brother Andrew’s funeral will be held this Friday. Most of us can only imagine the family’s grief at such a devastating loss. A number of staff will attend the funeral in support of James. May Andrew rest in peace.
One of our fantastic non-teaching staff members, Mrs Anne Kirkwood has tendered her resignation and will finish at the College on Friday 8 March. Anne has primarily assisted with the smooth operation of the enormously successful QCS program and she will be missed, not only for her professional approach, but also for the warmth and humour she has always gifted us. We wish Anne the very best for her time post-GT.
Treacy House Dean, Mr Terry Thompson, is currently on a short period of leave and will return on Monday 11 March. Typically of Terry, he has left matters in Treacy House extremely well planned and organised, so we are confident things will progress nicely in his absence. Parents and caregivers of Treacy House are asked to make your son’s Pastoral Care Mentor the first point of contact for any matters pertaining to his journey during Terry’s absence. For matters of a more significant nature, please be in touch with Mr Damien Cuddihy, Acting Dean of Students via damiencuddihy@terrace.qld.edu.au or by phoning student services.
Finally, one of my newly acquired roles is that of carpark police officer. All in our community will be aware of the difficulties our location brings with regard to traffic congestion and parking. In recent weeks, we have had a number of issues arise in the lower staff carpark, next to the outdoor basketball court. A growing problem has been the congestion from non-staff members using the carpark either as a drive-through between Rogers and Victoria Streets, for parking or as a student drop-off zone. These practices cause considerable inconvenience and the College asks that non-staff members avoid using this carpark for any reason. Your understanding and assistance with this is greatly appreciated.