By now you will have heard that Mr Steve Lobsey (Head of Secondary School) had heart surgery on Wednesday following medical testing last week. He will need the remainder of Term 4 to recover. Please uphold Steve, his wife Bronwyn, and their two children in your prayers at this time. Steve is very positive and is looking forward to 2024. As a result, I will be stepping into the role of Head of Secondary, with the support of others in the Executive Team.

As this Messenger goes to print, our Year 12 students, the graduates of 2023, will have completed all their HSC examinations. Next week they will be planning, preparing, preening, and polishing in readiness for the Year 12 Formal. This evening is a wonderful time for staff, students, and parents to celebrate 13 years of schooling and is the final school event. We pray God’s blessing over each of the students, for the evening and for the paths, known or unknown, that each one will take. We pray that the seeds that have been planted bear fruit and that the students will cherish their time at GPCC.

Clean 4 Shore Excursion

Year 11 Geography undertook Clean 4 Shore on Thursday 2 November. While cleaning up the Brisbane Water they learnt valuable lessons about salt marshes and mangroves from Central Coast Council’s Senior Estuary Officer Ben Cuerel. Local State MP Adam Crouch even popped in for a visit. Mr Crouch praised the students on their efforts and spoke of measures to control the entry of litter into the waterways.

Students removed 200 metres of oyster pipe, plus large roll of oyster shade cloth. They collected 9 bags of litter and many bulk items weighing 580 kilos.