Gum Nut Gully Pre-school

A wonderful sunny day ☀️it was amazing seeing everyone coming together to support Gum Nut Gully on Sunday! What an amazing community we have 😄 Please remember you can still give the council your feedback by completing the survey on the Manningham website before it closes on September 2nd!

The council consultation period is closing next week! Please submit your feedback through to the Manningham Council Survey. While it’s fantastic our petition has gained traction, the council is only obligated to consider feedback submitted via their survey—so pelase put in your submission in before the deadline – next Tuesday 2nd September! ⏰🙏🏻

https://yoursay.manningham.vic.gov.au/gum-nut-gully-preschool

In our bush kinder program the kids get to explore nature right outside the kinder. They’re encouraged to use their imaginations and get creative - and muddy too! By relocating our kinder we lose access to this amazing program.

Did you see Channel 9 cover our story on Sunday? What an electric day! It was so heartwarming to see almost 100 turn up to support and stand with us to keep our kinder on site! A special thanks to all who has worked tirelessly over the last 2 weeks to make this event possible and also to our special speakers and guests

✨Channel 9 covered our story tonight on the 6pm news ✨ Amazing work from everyone who helped make this possible - from the kinder committee, the families past and present and neighbours who showed their support! Some fantastic words from our speakers including our amazing lead educator Ann, and a special shout-out to GNG alumni Cruz for his speech and the kids who participated in the bush kinder demo! WHAT A DAY!!!

Share, send feedback, send help. We cannot do this alone.

Gum Nut Gully Preschool (GNG) has been an integral part of the Manningham community since 1987. For nearly 40 years, we have nurtured young minds in a calm, emotionally secure environment grounded in nature-based play and inquiry.

Located on the edge of Currawong Bush Park and the Mullum Mullum Creek in Doncaster East, GNG offers something truly special - a learning environment where the natural world is not just a backdrop, but our third teacher. Our preschool has earned an "Exceeding" rating in the National Quality Standard across all seven quality areas—a testament to our educators, philosophy, and the unique location that supports it.

Manningham Council has proposed to move our beloved preschool to a new site at Corsican Reserve, a small corner surrounded by residential homes. This is not a simple change of address—it is a decision that threatens the very identity and core values of our preschool.

Link to petition:
https://www.change.org/p/save-our-site-help-us-keep-our-kinder-where-it-belongs?source_location=psf_petitions

Council feedback form:
https://yoursay.manningham.vic.gov.au/gum-nut-gully-preschool

Hello Gum Nut Gully community, we need your help.

Unfortunately, there has been a council plan to move GNG from its current site to a site which will take away from the amazing bush setting the kids all enjoyed, away from the playground where we've built our community, and it will put the bush kinder program at significant risk!

Please come down to the kinder on Sunday, 24th August to show your support in not allowing this to happen!

You can also help by doing 2 things:
1. signing the petition to help save our site and,
2. give council your feedback that we do not support this move. Help us Save Our Site! ❤️

Link to petition:
https://www.change.org/p/save-our-site-help-us-keep-our-kinder-where-it-belongs?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=qr_code&utm_campaign=starter_dashboard&recruited_by_id=ff1bc570-7975-11f0-a249-339de34b3534&recruiter=1381652432

Council feedback form:
https://yoursay.manningham.vic.gov.au/gum-nut-gully-preschool/surveys/survey