Carina State School P&C Association

04/11/2026

💙 Community Notice

We are sharing this information as it may be of interest to members of our school community.

The following fundraising activity has been organised independently by the Belmont Scout Group and is not affiliated with Carina State School or the Carina State School P&C Association.

The Belmont Scout Group is organising a Real Christmas Tree fundraising activity!

Families can pre-order 6-foot or 7-foot trees, with just a few 8-foot trees remaining.
They’re supplied by Chrissy Trees 4 U and can be collected locally:
🎄 Order: https://belmont-scout-group.square.site/
📍 Belmont Scout Den, 84 Wright Street, Carindale
🗓 Saturday 5 December 2026, 12 noon to 1.30 pm

The fundraising this year will help local Scouts attend the Australian Jamboree in Victoria, a 10-day adventure where they’ll build confidence, develop independence and make friends from across Australia.
Buying a tree through Belmont Scouts gives families a lovely Christmas tradition while supporting young people in their own community.

For further information, please email:
Victoria Laurenzi
[email protected]

29/10/2026

💙💛 HAPPY WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY! 💛💙

Today, we’re celebrating and thanking the wonderful teachers and staff at Carina State School for everything they do for our school community.

From encouraging and supporting our students to keeping everything running behind the scenes, every member of the Carina SS team plays an important role in making our school such a special place to learn and grow.

The P&C has organised lunch for all staff today as a way to say THANK YOU for the care, dedication and inspiration they show to our students and families throughout the year.

To all the amazing people at Carina State School, we hope you enjoy your lunch and know just how much you are valued and appreciated!

Thank you for all that you do! 💙💛

28/10/2026

🎉🌈 GET READY TO GLOW, CARINA! 🌈🎉

💃🕺 Our End-of-Year NEON DISCO PARTY is BACK! 🕺💃

Get your brightest colours ready, grab your glow sticks, and get ready to dance the night away! ✨🎶 It’s time to celebrate the end of another amazing school year with a night full of music, dancing, delicious food and FUN for everyone! 💖💙💛

📅 SAVE THE DATE!

🗓️ Friday, 20 November 2026
⏰ 5:30pm – 8:00pm
📍 Carina State School Assembly Hall

🎧 WHAT'S IN STORE?
✨ Glow sticks to light up the night
🎶 Awesome music and dancing
🍟 Fully Loaded Monster Fries
🍦 Ice-cold treats from Softy & Frosty
🎉 Loads of neon fun with friends!

🍟🍦 DINNER AND DESSERT SORTED!
Come hungry and ready to party! The food vans will be parked on the oval near the assembly area from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. 😋

🎟️ DON'T FORGET TO RSVP VIA QKR!
Registration is essential — no registration, no entry!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A FEW IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
💜 Open to Carina State School students from Prep to Year 6. Younger siblings are welcome!
💙 Children must attend with a parent. Wristbands will be provided to adults at the entrance.
💛 Everyone must follow the DJ's and parent volunteers' instructions to keep the party safe and fun for all.

🙌 PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Want to help make this a fantastic night for our kids? We'd love a few extra hands to help supervise the dance floor and surrounding areas. Get in touch if you can lend a hand!

🌟 So, Carina families, who's ready to GLOW?! 🌟

Tag your disco crew, dust off those dancing shoes, and let's make this an UNFORGETTABLE NEON NIGHT! 🪩💃🕺💖

27/10/2026

THANK YOU | FEDERAL VOLUNTEER GRANT
We’re pleased to share that Carina State School P&C Association recently received a $1,000 Federal Volunteer Grant through the Australian Government’s 2025–26 Volunteer Grants program, administered by the Department of Social Services Community Grants Hub.

Whilst not to a particular fundraising activity, the grant will go towards our insurance premium, helping support our running costs and the wonderful volunteers who give their time to our school community throughout the year.

Our P&C representative Sarah recently attended a morning tea hosted by Kara Cook MP, Federal Member for Bonner, to acknowledge and thank the volunteer groups who received a grant.

We’re grateful for this support and for the recognition of the important role volunteers play in our local communities. Every contribution helps our P&C continue supporting Carina State School and its students.

A big Thank You to all the wonderful local organisations and their volunteers and our Carina SS P&C volunteers for the time, energy and care you give to our community!

22/10/2026

🎃👻 IMPORTANT UPDATE: SPOOKTAKULAR SATURDAY 👻
Unfortunately, Spooktakular Saturday, scheduled for this Saturday, 24 October at Minnippi Parklands, has been cancelled due to the wet weather.

Good News! Free Dress Day is still going ahead tomorrow Friday October 23. No Costumes or dress ups, just normal free dress with closed in shoes.
Bringing in the chocolate is optional - it will be stored until an alternative event early December - stay tuned for details from Cr Lisa Atwood!
We will also do a call out for chocolate closer to the new event.

Home Bake is no longer required.

THANK YOU to everyone that has offered to help and volunteer for this Saturday's event, we hope you can be a part of the excitement for the next one!

🎃👻 IMPORTANT UPDATE: SPOOKTAKULAR SATURDAY CANCELLED 👻🎃

Unfortunately, Spooktakular Saturday, scheduled for this Saturday, 24 October at Minnippi Parklands, has been cancelled due to all this rain.

We know so many of you were looking forward to an afternoon of Halloween fun, and we’re so sorry for the disappointment. 💔

A huge thank you to our amazing community, performers, stallholders, vendors and sponsors for your support and understanding. ❤️

Please share this post with friends and family who were planning to join us. 🧡🖤

12/10/2026

🎨 Carina Carnival 2027 Logo Competition 🎨

A huge thank you to all the talented students who entered our Carina Carnival 2027 Logo Competition! We loved seeing the creativity, imagination and fantastic ideas that went into each design.

Congratulations and thank you to Sam, Olive, Matthew and Adelaide for sharing your wonderful artwork with us. Every entry brought something unique and special to the competition. 🌟

🏆 Congratulations to our winner, Matthew!

Matthew’s creative design was selected as the winning logo for Carina Carnival 2027, and he received a $30 gift card as his prize.

Well done to everyone who participated, and thank you for helping us celebrate 110 years of great things happening at Carina SS! 🎉

08/10/2026

🎃 SUPPORT OUR STALL AT SPOOKTAKULAR – 24 OCTOBER! 👻

The Carina State School P&C Association will be joining in the spooky fun at Cr Lisa Atwood’s Spooktakular Saturday event on Saturday 24 October!

Get ready for a frightfully fun afternoon at our stall with:
🍫 The always-popular Lob-O-Choc – test your aim and win some chocolatey prizes!
🧁 A delicious Home Bake Stall – with sweet treats made by our amazing school community.
🎁A raffle prize donated by Steve Minnikin MP

Details:
🎃 Spooktakular Saturday
📅 Saturday 24 October
⏰ 3pm–7pm
📍 Porter’s Paddock Park, Minnippi Parklands (near the lake)

🍫CHOCOLATE DONATIONS
Friday October 23 will be a free dress day – in exchange for donating blocks of chocolate for our Lob-o-choc!
Normal free dress rules apply – No Costumes, No Halloween outfits please

🙋‍♀️ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We’d love some volunteers to help setup and run the stall on the day — even one hour of your time would make a huge difference!
👉 Sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/7Y3Yt

We can't wait to see lots of our Carina State School families there!

29/09/2026

🌻Introducing Greta’s Garden! 🌻

Students from Carina’s Environment Club have taken the next step towards completing their new pollinator’s garden with a little help from the P&C.

Starting mid-2025, students commenced converting the old sandpit in the 1 / 2 play area into a wildflower meadow. This was done using a version of the Hügelkultur method which involves layering logs, branches, and organic waste under soil to build a self-nourishing, and water-retaining garden.

Despite its early appearance, this was an important process to allow the initial stages of decomposition to take place.

With Mrs Boyd and Ms Ruggles, students observed changes in the area each month and experimented with solarisation when weeding.

Finally ready, the P&C generously provided funding for soil allowing students to get to work sowing seeds.
With help from Mr Carl, the soil was levelled and seeds were planted in three sections, repurposing old sleepers to allow access to the garden in the future. The seeds chosen are beneficial to butterflies and bees and are currently protected by a layer of sugar cane mulch.

Our Environment students have decided to call this area “Greta’s Garden”, named after our club’s tigress mascot Green Greta. We hope to see the first signs of growth when we return from the term break, and look forward to our first pollinator visitors in the coming months.

23/09/2026

🎉🎪 **CARINA CARNIVAL 2027 IS COMING!** 🎪🎉

Save the date! 📅✨

💙 **Carina State School Carnival 2027** 💙
📅 **Sunday, 29 August 2027**
⏰ **10:00am – 4:00pm**
📍 **Carina State School**

Get ready for a fantastic day of **fun, entertainment, rides, food, games and plenty of community spirit!** 🎠🎶🍔🎈

🌟 **2027 is extra special as we celebrate 110 years of great things happening at Carina SS!** 🌟

There’s lots happening behind the scenes to make Carnival 2027 one to remember!

🤝 **Keep an eye out for upcoming information about sponsorship opportunities.** We’ll soon be sharing details on how local businesses and our community can get involved and support this special event.

More exciting details coming soon! 👀✨

**SAVE THE DATE — we can’t wait to celebrate with you!** 💙🎉