December 28th, 2011 by cheryl.torpey

Local student’s have books published about our Mallee

 

Three new books are to be released throughout the Mallee region to raise awareness of the area’s unique biodiversity and threatened species.

 

During term three the Mallee Catchment Management Authority sponsored the Enviro-Stories Education Program which saw students from the Mallee region write and illustrate readers for their peers.

 

The Enviro-Stories Education Program provides a unique community engagement opportunity that involves schools in an environmental education competition with a focus on science, literacy and establishing a “sense of place” within the local environment. The aim of the program was to provide an opportunity that inspires imagination among students while they have fun exploring their local environment.

 

The theme of “Mallee’s Hidden Treasures” embraced the need for more attention to be placed on preserving our native fauna and flora. Students were asked to learn about biodiversity and threatened species and create readers written about local issues, by local kids, for local kids.

 

The Mallee CMA and PeeKdesigns wishes to congratulate Tempy Primary School for their wonderful achievements in the Mallee’s Hidden Treasures Enviro-Stories Competition.

 

The winning entries are:

 

“Sam and Bandi” by Harrison Jolly, Tempy Primary School

 

“Spike the Parrot” by Alana Linklater and Rhairnee Mitchell, Tempy Primary School

 

“The Lost Butterfly” by Peter Hulland and Mia Hulland, Tempy Primary School

 

The three winning entries have been professionally published and will be printed for distribution throughout the Mallee region.

 

We hope all participants have enjoyed the competition and that these stories will inspire others to take care of our precious natural resources.

 

To see their achievements, online e-books can be viewed at www.envirostories.com.au

December 9th, 2011 by cheryl.torpey

 

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

 

March 16th, 2011 by cheryl.torpey

A WOPPING $11,919.50 WAS RAISED!  What an effort from our wee Mallee community.  Well done all!  We were in the top 30 of the fundraisers for this charity.  What an accomplishment for such a small community.

July 12th, 2010 by cheryl.torpey

 

 

The Tempy Primary School Centenary was an outstanding success on Saturday with a crowd approaching 400 people who enjoyed the magnificent sunshine, great company and picnic atmosphere.  The giant centenary sign, a gift from Alan Vallance to the community of Tempy, greeted guests as they entered the school.  The excited banter commenced when people started arriving at 9.30am to register, collect name tags and view the vast array of history from Tempy, Speed, View Point, Pirro, Turriff and Turriff West schools.  The old Mallee Trackers dated back forty years, celebrating student work from across the District so the day was a celebration of Mallee education.  There were old desks, writing slates, vinyl records, a 75^th Birthday Celebration video made by the students and lots more.  Some of the oldest photographs on display included a 1914 picnic and a few 1920 photos around the Tempy Railway Siding.  Many of the rarer photos were collected by Sally Williams.  Carol Fraser, Kaitlyn Pappin and Cheryl Torpey digitised much of the school’s collection while Sharon Faulkner renovated the collection safely in archive quality albums.  An FRRR Small Communities Grant funded the albums, portable scanner and offset some of the reproduction costs.  Combined talents created the disc that contains hundreds of school and community photographs dating between 1907 to present.  It also contains copies of the ‘Back To Speed’, ‘Back To Tempy’, ‘Where Are The Schools Now?” and Des Burns poetry books.  There are old footy and netball photos and school concert photos from 1996 to 2009.  There are copies of this valuable resource, commemorative mugs and stubby holders available for anyone who might have been unable to attend and who sends their address and payment to the school ($10 for mugs and stubby holders, $15 for the disc and $5 extra for postage).  Robert Faulkner’s talents ensured that the jumping castle, urns and food vans catered for all age groups.  Ice creamed faces were abound and apart from a few disputes over who won the egg and spoon race, everything went well throughout the day.  The official ceremony at 3.30 was hosted by Tania Down (Steering Committee Chairperson) who invited Anne McConnell (ne Robertson who was born two years after the Tempy School commenced), Dianne Woollard (Tempy’s longest serving teacher) and Madison Linklater (youngest student) to cut the birthday cake prepared by Fay Vallance.  The current students sang the national anthem, happy birthday and placed hands full of dirt onto the Claret Ash planted for the children of the future.  Phil Down gathered the most of those present to combine in a group photo.  Whilst not everyone made it to the registration table, the following is a list of past students and teachers in attendance on the day:

Date of Admission                                                                 

1921    Robertson, Ann Lillian

1927    Fraser, Keith Trevor

1930    Burns, Arthur James  

1933    McCleary, Douglas Keith

1933    McCleary, Stewart William                           

1934    McLean, Mary Elvie

1934    Cavanagh, Roma

1936    Cavanagh, Valma Lorraine Elizabeth

1936    Toivonen, Alma Eida

1936    Boschert, Joan Christina

1936    Boschert, Mary Elaine

1936    Tarrant, John Baden George

1937    Boschert, Alma

1938    McLean, Kenneth John

1940    Burns, Maureen Frances

1941    Allen, Gweneth Ethel                                                

1942    Barbary, Margaret

1942    Burns, Maureen Frances

1942    Burns, Anthony John

1943    Quinane, Mary Catherine

1943    Quinane, Veronica Margaret

1943    Crosbie, Nance

1943    Baldock, Colin Robert

1944    Baldock, Glennis Mavis

1944    Allen, Elva Joan

1944    Allen, Edna Joyce

1944    Robertson, Keith Robert

1945    Mitchell, Albert

1947    Boschert, Darryl

1947    Allen, Beverley

1948    Collins, John William

1948    Robertson, Alan

1949    Burns, Douglas Vincent

1950    Caldow, Marjorie Irene

1950    Caldow, Mary Jeanette

1951    Pianta, Roberta Mary

1951    Blight, Alexander Horman

1952    Ellery, Rhonda Ann

1953    Pianta, Allan Joseph Charles

1953    Burns, Lynette Kathleen

1953    Pianta, Kathryn Anne

1954    Baldock, Dorothy Gwenda

1954    Hateley, Russell John

1954    Fuller, Helen May

1954    Robertson, Terence Henry

1955    Burns, Rhonda Marie

1955    Burns, Alice Margaret

1955    Burns, Bernadette

1957    Shean, Robert

1958    Robertson, Gregory John

1958    Burns, Julie Margaret

1958    Hunter, Lovonne Frances

1959    Burns, Barbara Mary

1960    Monaghan, Sharron Marie

1960    Monaghan, Terrence Peter

1960    Robertson, Maree Joy

1960    Empson, Elizabeth

1960    Empson, Pamela

1960    Burns, Patricia Mary

1961    Burns, Christopher Phillip

1962    Burns, Patrick Desmond

1962    Vallance, Leonard Douglas

1962    Head, Caraline May

1962    McCleary, Mark Lachiel

1962    Robertson, Michael

1964    McLean, Loretta Joan

1964    Singleton, Glenn James

1964    Burns, John Bernard

1964    Burns, Marcus Leonard

1964    Head, Kevin Arthur

1965    Burns, Anne Frances

1965    Kerr, Douglas Keith

1966    Fuller, Bruce Andrew

1966    Burns, Adrian Hugh John

1966    Shean, Yvonne Dorothy

1967    Burns, Robert John

1967    Burns, James Hugh

1967    Robertson, Colin Andrew

1967    Burns, Cheryl Maree

1968    Burns, Brendan Kennedy

1969    Burns, Vincent Gavan

1969    Burns, Ronald Neil

1970    Robertson, Joanne Marie

1972    Robertson, Bernadette

1972    Mitchell, Cheryl

1973    Burns, Joanne Margherita

1973    Collins, Dean Peter

1974    Burns, Janine Therese

1974    Roberts, Tracy Anne

1976    Roberts, Wayne Ralph

1976    Smith, Shaun Adrian

1977    Robertson, Jeremy Mark

1977    Collins, Narelle Maree

1977    Burns, William Richard

1980    Burns, Natasha

1980    Faulkner, Renae

1980    Burns, Daniel

1980    Robertson, Paul

1983    Burns, Briohny Bridget

1983    Smith, Barry Stephen

1984    Murphy, Alison Margaret

1984    Faulkner, Janelle

1989    Burns, Shaylie Tarree

1989    Hewson, Clare Jane

1990    Faulkner, Paige

1990    Burns, Tsharni Rhianan

1992    McCleary, Benjamin Mark

1993    Faulkner, Nyree

1993    Robertson, Zachary Michael

1994    Mole, Jacqualyn Maree

1994    Burns, Brody Patrick

1995    Burns, Brittany Jay

1995    Mole, Krisanda Jayne

1997    Burns, Imogen Helen

1998    Linklater, Zoe Maree

1999    Singleton, Derri

2000    Burns, Sharna

2000    Hulland, Darcy Jill

2000    Mole, Madeline Rose

2000    Monaghan, Kyle Gerard

2000    Monaghan, Joel James

2000    Vallance, Joel

2001    Burns, Lynden

2001    Burns, Ashley

2001    Down, Laura Emily

2002    Kerr, Bryce Raydon

2002    Linklater, Tori Denae

2002    Torpey, Luke Aiden                           

2003    Down, Hannah Rose

2003    Torpey, Gabrielle Rae

2004    Burns, Bethany Rae

2004    Down, Aidan Thomas

2004    Linklater, Parris Ebony

2005    Hulland, Peter Ashley

2005    Kerr, Yasmine Amber

2005    Jolly, Harrison Thomas

2006    Linklater, Alana Maree

2006    Nunan, Lorean Harriet

2006    Grace, Isabella Rose

2007    Down, Jessica Grace                                                              

2007    Torpey, Will Patrick

2008    Hulland, Charli Jasmin

2008    Hulland, Tate Joel

2008    Kerr, Darcy Noel

2008    Linklater, Heidi Louise

2009    O’Brien, Rhianna Hope

2009    Sharp, Samantha Kathryn

2010    Linklater, Madison Kate

                                                         

 

                                                         

TEACHERS

1957    Kath Monaghan

1963    Margaret Caldow

1964    Helena Cooke

1964    Kevin Reither

1983    Graeme R Brown

1990    Clare Ann Smith (Admin)

1992    Dianne Woollard

1992    Shelley Jewell

1994    Amanda Hinton

1994    Sherryn Gogel

1997    Fiona Hulland (Admin)

2008    Kaitlyn Pappin

2008    Melanie Grace

2009    Cheryl Torpey

2010    Jacqui Mott

2010    Carla Grayling