Dates and Reminders
- Catch up photo day: our catch-up photo day (including sibling photos) will take place on Monday 22 March
- Lost property: we have a large number of (often brand new) uniform items in lost property without any name written on them. Please label your child's uniform where possible
- Swimming Carnival: the MLMC Swimming Carnival will be held at Lilydale pool on Friday 26 February
- Public holiday: Monday 8 March is the Labour Day public holiday
- Athletics Carnival: the MLMC Athletics Carnival will be held at Quarry Rd Oval on Monday 29 March
- End of term: the final day of Term 1 is Thursday 1 April (Good Friday is Friday 2 April).
College Policies
Mr John Rodgers
Deputy Principal — Pastoral Care
With this warmer weather it is timely to remind families that during Terms 1 and 4 the College SunSmart Policy requires students to wear hats at recess and lunch. The only hat that is permitted is the College bucket hat. Replacement hats can be purchased from the Uniform Shop. Please ensure your child’s name is clearly written inside the hat. We also encourage sunscreen to be applied and this is available from various locations around the school.
Another important aspect of caring for your child is the College’s practices in regards to Child Safe Standards. This involves refining risk-management strategies, improving opportunities for student voice and developing staff awareness of best practice so that our students remain safe and empowered to seek help if the need arises.
Please make yourself familiar with the College’s Child Safe Policy by visiting the College website's 'Policies' menu, or click HERE.
The College meets this standard by ensuring that:
- we have up-to-date child-safe policies
- issues relating to child safety are agenda items at every staff and wellbeing meeting
- staff must complete a mandatory reporting online learning module each year
- well-defined mandatory reporting processes are in place and staff know who to report concerns to, both internally at the College and externally
- only people with Working with Children Checks can work with students, including board members, coaches, guest speakers and volunteers.
I trust that parents and guardians appreciate that the College takes the role of protecting students from harm seriously and that we are continually seeking to improve child-safe practices within the College.
An area that is often overlooked by students and parents is the process of making contact with each other during the course of the school day. I would ask that parents continue to observe the procedure of using the College Office if there is a need to contact students during school hours. While it may seem more straightforward to contact your child directly via their mobile phone, this can create other issues. Students can only be dismissed from the care of the school if we have prior contact from a parent. The same applies if you need to drop something off to your child during the course of the school day. Please do so through the College Office. Please support us by asking your child to have the College contact you if they are unwell or need your assistance.
Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund
Finance department
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school excursions, camps and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means-tested concession card, are a temporary foster parent or a student between 16 to 18 years old and have a means-tested Disability Pension or Youth Allowance card, you may be eligible for CSEF. The allowance is paid directly to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
The annual CSEF amount per student is $225 for secondary school students.
If you applied for CSEF at MLMC in 2020, you do not need to complete an application form in 2021 unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. The College will apply for CSEF on your behalf. You will need to submit an application form in 2021 if any of the following changes have occurred:
- new student enrolments: your child has started or changed schools in 2021 or you did not apply at the same school in a previous year
- changed family circumstances: such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing at the school in 2021.
Please note the following — if there is shared custody:
- the payment system only allows one application per student. Parents in shared custody situations (who both hold a concession card) must make the decision beforehand who applies for the CSEF at the school on behalf of their children
- the CSEF is for the benefit of the parent who is in receipt of the CSEF
- schools should not be put into the position of arbitrating this decision
- schools can contact the Department’s CSEF helpdesk for advice on 1800 060 970.
Application forms should be completed and lodged with the College as soon as possible in Term 1 as payments are made from March onwards. However, the College will be able to accept and process applications up until Friday 25 June 2021 (the last day of Term 2).
Parents must lodge a CSEF application form with a photocopy of their Health Care/Pension Card.
CSEF payments are for the current application year and cannot be claimed retrospectively for prior years.
CSEF application forms are available to download from either our MLMC Finance Website or from www.education.vic.gov.au/csef. We have also attached an application form. NO LATE APPLICATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED. For more information about the CSEF contact the Finance department on 9237 1315 or visit www.education.vic.gov.au/csef
Bob Stewart Uniform Shop
The Bob Stewart Uniform Shop at the College is no longer open on a Saturday. Opening hours are:
- Monday: 8.00am-2.00pm
- Tuesday and Thursday: 12.30pm-4.00pm.
The Croydon store is open on a Saturday. Its opening hours are:
- Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.00pm
- Saturday 9.30am-12.30pm.
The Croydon store is located at Ground Floor 1-3, 1-7 Maroondah Highway, Croydon (corner of Kallay St).
