No news..... is that good news?

The news about Naremburn Primary School is that the meeting scheduled for this Thursday has been "postponed" for about 3 weeks. For the reason that no one seems prepared to report anything.

In the email advising this, Council officer Lyn Smith says that :

. DET's Assets Division has appointed a Mr Terry White "to analyse the demographics" across the lower north shore and that the Dept is taking this "very seriously"
. A Mr Michael Slattery has been appointed as the consultant for the Catholic Schools Office & he is undertaking "a full study of the existing site at Naremburn, a feasibility study that will be available in the near future" and promisingly,
. "Mr Slattery and Mr White are in regular communication"

Can anyone read between these lines?!

What kind of school?

I received this email from Maria:

Dear Councillor Lamb,
I attended last weeks meeting regarding the reopening of a school in
Naremburn.

After searching the internet to see if there was any further information, I
came accross your website which had a section titled 'Public Meeting to
reinstate Naremburn Public School'.

I was under the impression that the meeting had not yet determined whether it would be a State, Catholic or Combined School. In fact, some people I subsequently spoke to were convinced that it would be a Catholic School. At the meeting, it became apparent that there would be division over this. This raises the question, 'do people know what they are fighting for-Catholic, State, Combo?' and upon this realisation 'would they continue to show their support?'.


Kindest Regards,
Maria

& in reply :

Dear Maria

My preference is that the NSW government reinstate a public school in Naremburn. At the meeting the consensus reflected in the resolution, was that the community wants a primary school in Naremburn. My understanding is that the working party will be able to explore options in the light of input from all interested stakeholders. Residents of Naremburn are stakeholders. I would encourage anyone interested to contact Working Party members, I'll be posting their contact details & the exact wording of the meeting's resolution on the blog...
Kate

As I don't know the details of all members yet I can tell you that Karen (kptwo@hotmail.com) and Belinda (rb.lewis@bigpond.net.au) who organised the petition are on the Working Party and would like to know what you think - or you might like to post a comment here!

NAREMBURN PRIMARY SCHOOL - An Update

Here's the 6 part Resolution moved at the meeting last Wednesday St Leonard’s Catholic Church Parish Hall, Willoughby Road, Naremburn

1 That having regard to the changes in demography of the Naremburn area, the Department of Education, Catholic Dioceses of Broken Bay, local Member for Willoughby and Willoughby City Council commit to work together to achieve the opening of a new school within 2 years in Naremburn.

2 That the representatives from Dept of Education and Training and the Catholic Diocese, Broken Bay be thanked and efforts noted and appreciated for their mutual collaboration on this issue.

3 That we immediately establish a Naremburn Precinct School Working Party, such working party to be facilitated through Willoughby City Council.

4 The State Member, with Council and community support seek delegations to meet with the Minister for Education and Minister for Transport to put forward the communities concerns.

5 That we seek support from North Sydney Council on this issue.

6 That a further Public Meeting be reconvened in 3 months to report on progress.

There will be a Report to Council next Monday after which, the Working Party will be convened. Here's the North Shore Times article