Romsey Primary School
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Romsey project skating ahead
Construction has begun on the new Romsey Skatepark with completion expected early next year. The impressive design includes a large bowl, quarter pipe, pump track and a series of hips and corners, as well as shade shelters, seating, lighting, landscaping and pathways. It has been 11 years in the making and a big-focus project for…
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School upgrade complete
Romsey Primary School’s $3.2 million upgrade is complete. The upgrade transformed buildings into multifunction spaces with robotics and coding technology. Students now have a new STEAM centre and a state-of-the-art 3D printer. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas recently met with school principal Kimberly Nicholls, STEAM teacher Linda Andrea, and the school captains for a tour of…
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Santa touches down
Santa and his elves greeted more than 100 school children with Christmas gifts in Romsey last Thursday, delivered not by a sleigh but by a Powercor helicopter. The visit was a way to say thanks to the community, which has supported Powercor’s aerial vegetation inspection and vegetation cutting programs throughout the year. The helicopters have…
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Taking a stand against gender-based violence
Three local primary schools are making a pledge to be proactive in the prevention of family violence and the promotion of respectful and positive relationships. To mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, and as part of the Lancefield Romsey Stand Together Campaign, teachers at Lancefield Primary, St Mary’s and Romsey Primary…
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Orchard theft dismay
Students at Romsey Primary School have been left devastated after their entire fruit orchard was stripped of its fruit by callous thieves over the Labour Day weekend. The school had been slowly resurrecting its kitchen garden program and the children loved growing, harvesting and cooking the produce. Garden volunteer Ellis Parker said their small group…