Mother's Day Lunch Returns
As part of our school's Mother’s Day celebrations Newhaven College invites all mothers, grandmothers, friends and family members to our inaugural Mothers and Grandmothers Lunch. Your Parents and Friends Association will be hosting the event along with Principal Tony Corr.
$65 per person, including a drink on arrival (bubbles, beer, wine or soft drink).
Phillip Island Winery - 414 Berry's Beach Rd, Ventnor
Friday 9 May, 12.30pm
Places are limited so please be sure to book.
Open Day - A Great Success!
Thanks to all staff, student guides, Parents and Friends Association, and our wonderful maintenance team for their assistance in creating a very successful Open Day for 2025!
In the lead up to Open Day, our Marketing Team (Steph and Lucy) worked incredibly hard to adapt new ways to advertise our Open Day event, and the social media campaign really helped us get the word out! An eye catching video, social posts and also newspaper advertising all created a great buzz in the lead up to Saturday 15 March.
Our new electronic enrolment system (Enrol HQ) also allows us to communicate with registered families, send out reminders and also thank families for attending on the day, which has been effective too.
We had an overwhelming number of families pre-register for the event via our website, and others registered on the day - bringing the number of total attendees for the day to 298!
The weather was perfect - with a warm dry day (and only a few drops of rain at about 12.57pm!). We had run out of information packs, cookies and snow cones by about halfway through the day, and had to replenish!
Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with lots of compliments and praise going out to our Student guides for doing a wonderful job with our families and showcasing our amazing facilities.
We hope to improve year on year, and will review the days processes to ensure 2026 is another huge hit!
If anyone has any suggestions, please don't hesitate to reach out to the Admissions Team.
Bec Anderson and Taryn Groom
Admissions
Alumni Reunion
Past students from years 1985, 1995, 2005 & 2015 came along to their Alumni Reunion on Saturday 15 March, joining together to catch up and enjoy a delicious morning tea. The largest contingent was those celebrating 40 years since leaving school.
Ride2School Day
Mr Corr jumped on his bike on Friday 21 March to accompany approximately 157 students as they enjoyed the opportunity to ride to school on National Ride2School Day. The event was organised by the College’s MTB Academy, a group of very enthusiastic parents and students who are keen to encourage everyone to get on their bike!
Mr Corr rode along Phillip Island Rd from Cape Woolamai, while another contingent rode from Cowes. Parents, friends and older students supported the ride by guiding them safely to the school gates, by providing support vehicles and experienced rider leaders. Mr Corr’s bike suffered a flat tyre on the first leg, but dad Sean Cohoe saved the day by offering up his bike for Mr Corr to finish the ride. The ride concluded at the MTB pump track on campus, for a final bit of fun.
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped out for this incredible event.
Harmony Day
On Friday 21 March our students were asked to wear a 'splash of orange' to celebrate Harmony Day.
Harmony Week is a time to celebrate that Australia is one of the most successful multicultural societies in the world. It is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.
Our cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths and is at the heart of who we are.
Japanese student hosting opportunity
From Sunday 27 July to Friday 8 August, 14 Year 9 female students from our sister school, Ibaraki Christian Junior High School in Japan will visit Newhaven College for the 21st time. During their two week visit they will experience life in an Australian classroom and visit some of the local attractions organised by Newhaven College. This is an exciting opportunity for our guests as well as the families who kindly offer to host them.
Please consider hosting an Ibaraki student. Host families receive a financial allowance to help cover the cost of billeting a student for their two weeks stay. To participate, families need a Working With Children Check and must complete the Child Safety online module.
If you are interested in becoming a homestay family or would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Mitsuko Horiguchi via SEQTA DM or call 5956 7505 by Wednesday 30 April. We would love to hear from you.
Mitsuko Horiguchi
Japanese Exchange Program Coordinator
Fundraising Dress Up Day - Monochrome
To continue our fundraising journey for the Bali Children Foundation, we have introduced Monochrome Day! With this fun dress up day we encouraged all students to get decked out in one colour and check out the bake sale in Junior School. It was great to see the abundance of vibrant colours around the school and the participation of all the students.
Thank you to everyone for donating and contributing to our ambitious goal of $15,000. Which we are $1,700 closer to achieving!
We’re all super excited for our next fundraiser but you’ll have to wait until term two to find out what it is and for more details!
Donations are always welcome via the Newhaven College listing on the BCF website.
Abby, Gabe, Grace and Isaac
College Captains
Newhaven Baking Club – Term 2
We welcome students from Years 7 to 12 to participate in our Newhaven College Baking Club. Each Gold Monday throughout Term 2 we will bake a variety of recipes, sweet and savoury. Using some of these for our SRC Fundraisers, and some to be brought home and enjoyed.
Beginning on Monday 5 May.
Please note, spaces are limited due to kitchen size and staffing. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch - aisling.fagan@newhavencol.vic.edu.au
Please complete the form below before 28 April to allow sufficient planning time.
Newhaven College Baking Club Application Form
Aisling Fagan
Middle School Teacher
Students Representative Council (SRC) Report
The SRC has been a massive success in Term 1! Thanks to everyone who has come to the meetings and supported our initiatives! Some of our achievements for the term include:
- Securing a workshop for Year 12s from the Victorian Electoral Commission about the upcoming election
- Students attending College Leadership meetings
- Ongoing work with the canteen to make potential menu changes
- Helping establish a baking club that will start next term
- Initiating and organising a student led Homework Club that will start next term!
The student led homework club is set to begin on Monday evenings next term, with the intention of creating a space for students to support each other in our learning. This will also provide an opportunity for students doing their Duke of Edinburgh Award to get their volunteer hours by volunteering to help tutor students from younger year levels!
If you have any ideas you'd like to share, join our weekly meetings next term (Tuesday break 2, SS5), or get in contact with us with the following anonymous form: https://forms.office.com/r/XTDrdNFd9P
Indigo Aurora and Joey Thompson
Social Justice Captains
Parents and Friends Association Report
A huge thank you to all the parents who volunteered at our recent Open Day! Your time and effort helped make the day a great success as we welcomed prospective families and supported our students and staff. From serving food to assisting with various tasks, we couldn’t have done it without you!
Upcoming Events
Mother’s Day Stall – Thursday 8 May 2025
Prep to Year 6 students will visit the stall with their class, while all other students can purchase gifts during their breaks. There will be a range of presents available for $5 or $10, perfect for celebrating loved ones.
If you’d like to volunteer, please sign up here: https://signup.zone/u9WBgPMJ4Zv5cQnZf
Please note: Volunteers must be registered with the school and have a valid Working with Children Check.
Mother’s Day Lunch – Friday 9 May 2025
We’re excited to host our annual Mother’s Day Lunch once again at Phillip
Island Winery. Be sure to mark the date in your calendar—we’d love to see you
there!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Newhaven.pfa@gmail.com.
Thank you for your continued support!
Angel Chambers
President | Parents and Friends Association