Apollo Bay P-12 College

10/05/2026

Dear families,

The Great Ocean Road Running Festival is happening this coming weekend (May 16&17). Along with the school Fete, this is one of our school’s biggest annual fundraisers. Historically, our school community has mustered upwards of 120 volunteers for this event each year. The contributions of these volunteers bring in upwards of $12,000 annually for the school.

Currently, we only have about 60 volunteers and the vast majority of those who have signed up have been involved in previous years. We are still in need of around 70 additional volunteers. As some of our stalwart volunteering families approach the end of their schooling journeys, we are hoping that the next generation of families will step up to fill their shoes. A huge thank you to all the staff, students, and parents who are already signed up to volunteer for the school or for another local group!

To sign up, you can:

- email, text, or call me ([email protected], 0491104487)
- call the school office on Monday and ask to have your name added to the list
- stop by the school office to sign up

Below are the positions still needing to be filled:

Saturday Finish Line Area

Drink Station (4 needed)
General helpers (8 needed)

Sunday Drink Stations

Volunteering at a drink station is a great role for groups of friends or a few families.

Browns Creek Drink Station (10 needed)
Marriners Drink Station (10 needed)
Finish Line Drink Station (15 needed)

Sunday Road Marshals

These roles are responsible for monitoring an assigned roadblock location along the course. Many of these roles are best shared between two people so volunteers can have breaks. The positions still needing to be filled are:

Tiger Lane- Skenes Creek (1 needed)
Wild Dog Rd. (2 needed)
Milford St. (1 needed)
Cawood St. (2 needed)
Murray St. (1 needed)
Hardy St. (1 needed)


Sunday Bag Drop (International Trip Families) - 15 needed

Any students taking part in the next international trip should be signed up for a volunteer position- ideally the bag drop. They have also been asked to rope in one of their family members as an extra helper for at least the first few hours to get the bags organised.

31/01/2026

Congratulations to Logan Welker (Year 12, 2025) who has been selected to feature in the 2026 VCE Season of Excellence as part of the Top Designs exhibition held later this year at Melbourne Museum, for his outstanding work in VCE VET Music (Sound Production).

This annual exhibition showcases some of the brilliant work that Victorian senior secondary students get up to in their final years of schooling, celebrating their remarkable talents. Well done Logan!

25/01/2026

See you all at school on Wednesday morning 8:55am start (well the ones who are on the roll, that is). And except the Preppies who we will see Thursday 😁

05/01/2026

And the 7th Monster Book Sale (at school) is done, raising around 12k. It was so lovely to see how many people still love reading! Thank you to all the people who donated books, helped with the set up and pack up and did shifts on the day, it couldn't happen without you.
Thanks also to Hello Coffee, IGA, The Brewhouse, Alison Williams, Nattie Murray and Mel Howell for raffle donations.
Thanks to Foodworks and the Apollo Bay Bakery for supporting the sausage sizzle and to Kass Williamson for setting it all up.
Thanks to all the bakers for our delicious cake stall, extra shout out to Nattie Murray, Pauline Murnane, Emma White, Mel Howell and Kate Wagstaff.
Thanks to Lou Nicholls for helping sort our financial system.
Thanks to Burkey for being an excellent book mover for the last 6 months and for sourcing boxes when they run out. And thanks to people who sort donations when I'm away.
And finally thanks to Heather and the Apollo Bay Aquatic centre for letting us take over the leisure centre for 2 days. :)

See you again in 2028!
Nicola Philp

03/01/2026

If you build it...they will come. Well, we are ready for you all! Books, cakes, raffles, snags, coffee and even a special 'pop up stall' - some locally made earrings that raise money for one of the Afghan families supported by Apollo Bay Rural Australians for Refugees. Doors open at 9am at the Leisure Centre, entry through the pool side.

01/01/2026

2026 - the year you live a few more lives through reading! See you Sunday. Cash and card facilities. And more good news...the pool will be open for coffee sales, too!

22/12/2025

Less than a week to go!

06/11/2025

29/10/2025

Our annual school fete promises to be a fun afternoon filled with live music, market stalls and delicious food including homemade cakes, coffee, curries and crowd favourite sausage sizzle. There will also be an indoor inflatable park, mini golf, animal petting farm PLUS our brand new ‘Ninja Warrior’ style obstacle course! Come along, support our wonderful school and have an entertaining family day out. Cash & EFTPOS available.

21/10/2025

Check out the Apollo Bay P-12 rockers displaying their excellent form for Drumathon, raising crucial funds for music education at disadvantaged schools around the nation💪💪🤘🤘Hit this link to donate!!

www.charidy.com/songroom/ApolloBayP12Rockers
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1484075246143138

14/10/2025

Following the recent inspection by a structural engineer, we are pleased to let you know that the Hall in the Gymnasium has been deemed safe to occupy.

As a precaution, the entire western wall of the building will be propped, and temporary fencing has been installed around the affected area to ensure ongoing safety.
We will continue to liaise closely with the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) to manage the situation, provide updates, and minimise any impact on school operations.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

If you have any questions about the works, you can call the school on 03 5237 6483.