P&C Federation

⏰ Final Call for Regional By-Election Nominations!

Have you finalised your nomination paperwork yet?

Tomorrow at 12 noon is the deadline, so now is the perfect time to do one last check and make sure everything is ready to go.

✅ Have you completed all sections of the nomination form?
✅ Have you collected your verifying signatures?
✅ Have you uploaded all required paperwork?

Don't leave it until the last minute. We recommend gathering any remaining signatures today to give yourself plenty of time to submit your nomination before nominations close.

Whether you're nominating for a Director or Delegate position, this is your opportunity to help represent the voices of public school families across regional NSW.

📅 Nominations close: 12 noon, Friday 5 June 2026

📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.pandc.org/by-elections

Your region. Your voice. We look forward to receiving your nomination! 💙🧡💚

⏰ Just 2 Days Left!

There’s still time to put your hand up and help represent your region.

Nominations for the NSW P&C Federation Regional By-Elections close at 12 noon this Friday, 5 June 2026.

We’re looking for passionate volunteers to fill 1 Director and 2 Delegate positions in each regional electorate. Whether you're a long-time P&C member or someone looking to become more involved, this is a fantastic opportunity to help ensure the voices of local families and school communities are heard.

The roles are flexible and designed to fit around work, family and other commitments. Every contribution makes a difference.

📍 Far West
📍 Riverina
📍 New England
📍 North Coast
📍 Mid North Coast
📍 Hunter Central Coast
📍 Macarthur
📍 Southern Central Tablelands
📍 South Coast

⚠️ A friendly reminder that nominations require supporting signatures for verification purposes, so please don't leave it until the last minute.

All nomination paperwork, including supporting signatures, must be uploaded by 12 noon on Friday. To avoid any last-minute stress, we strongly encourage candidates to obtain their signatures by tomorrow at the latest, giving themselves plenty of time to complete and submit their nomination.

If you're curious about what Directors and Delegates do, visit our page where you'll find information about the roles, responsibilities and opportunities available.

This is the final round of regional by-elections, and we'd love to see every electorate strongly represented.

🌐 www.pandc.org/by-elections
📧 [email protected]

Your region. Your voice. We'd love to hear from you.

Meet the Board | Fiona Walters - Central Coast Director.

We're so pleased to welcome Fiona Walters to the NSW P&C Federation Board as our new Central Coast Director!

Fiona joins us from Kariong Public School P&C Assoc., where she serves as Treasurer. She came to the Federation as a delegate, and when the opportunity arose to represent the Central Coast at board level, she put her hand up - and we're really glad she did.

Fiona is passionate about public education and the difference a strong P&C makes - not just in what it delivers for students, but in how it brings families together and makes a school community feel like exactly that. A community. For her, it's about making sure every family feels welcome and has a real opportunity to be involved, not just those who've been around the longest.

Her family is still in the early years of the public school journey, but her time as P&C Treasurer has already shown her what's possible when people show up, work together, and commit to something bigger than themselves.

Welcome to the board Fiona - the Central Coast is in great hands!

If you would like to nominate to support Fiona, as the one of two delegates needed for the Central Coast electorate, please head to www.pandc.org.au/by-elections.
If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]

⏰ Just 5 days to go!

Nominations for the NSW P&C Federation Regional By-Elections close at 12 noon on Friday 5 June 2026.

This is the final round of our regional by-elections, and we're looking for passionate volunteers from across regional NSW to help ensure local families and school communities have a voice at the state level.

We're seeking:
🔹 1 Director and 2 Delegates from each electorate
🔹 Volunteer positions that can fit around your existing commitments
🔹 Opportunities to join Board sub-committees including Advocacy, Governance, and Finance & Risk Management

Whether you have a few hours a month or more time to contribute, there are flexible ways to get involved. You can participate as much as your availability allows while helping shape the future of public education in NSW.

Regional representatives also have their approved travel and accommodation expenses covered when attending Federation meetings and events.

If you've been thinking about nominating, don't leave it until the last minute. We would love to see strong regional representation from:

📍 Far West
📍 Riverina
📍 New England
📍 North Coast
📍 Mid North Coast
📍 Hunter Central Coast
📍 Macarthur
📍 Southern Central Tablelands
📍 South Coast

Want to know more about what Directors and Delegates do?

Visit our page for information about the roles, responsibilities and opportunities available.

🌐 www.pandc.org/by-elections
📧 [email protected]

Meet the Board | Introducing Nathan Godfrey - our Far North Coast Director

If you know anything about small schools, you know they run on community. And Nathan Godfrey is exactly the kind of person who makes that possible.

Nathan is a parent and P&C President on the Far North Coast, where P&C involvement isn't just valued, it's vital.

Outside of school, Nathan is well and truly rooted in his local community through emergency services, local organisations, and event coordination. That hands-on experience shapes the way he approaches his role on the P&C Federation NSW Board - practical, grounded, and focused on what actually makes a difference for families.

Advocacy and inclusion sit at the heart of everything he does. He believes every family deserves a voice, and every child deserves to feel they belong - no matter where they live or what their background is.

As the Far North Coast has not been represented on our Board for some time, we are very pleased to welcome Nathan and look forward to having the voices of Far North Coast families represented at the Board table once again. 👏

If you would like to nominate to support Nathan, as the one of two delegates needed for the Far North Coast electorate, please head to www.pandc.org.au/by-elections.
If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]

Today is National Public Education Day 🎉

A day to celebrate the public schools that shape our communities - the classrooms, the teachers, the canteens, the P&C stalls, and everything in between.

Public primary and high schools are where friendships are formed, potential is unlocked, and futures are built. And behind every great public school is a community that shows up - parents, carers, and citizens who give their time because they believe every child deserves the best possible start.

Here's to our public schools. Here's to the kids in them. And here's to every volunteer who makes them stronger. 💙 Proud to be public!

📧 Want to find out more about your local P&C? Contact us at [email protected]

📣 We want to hear your stories!

For our upcoming Term 3 Journal, we’re inviting P&C members from across NSW to share the incredible stories, ideas and experiences happening in your school communities.

🧡 This term’s featured theme is Health & Wellbeing - but we’d also love to hear about the many other ways your P&C is making a difference. Whether it’s a successful initiative, volunteer story, fundraising achievement, student support program, community event or something completely unique, we’d love to showcase it.

📸 Have a great photo to go with your story? Even better!

Send us a message or email your story and photos to:
📧 [email protected]

Help us celebrate the amazing work happening in public school communities across NSW - we can’t wait to see what you share!

Meet the Board | Katherine Kirk – North West Sydney Director & Board Secretary

If you’ve spent time around a P&C, community group, sporting club or local event in the Hills District in Sydney, chances are you’ve crossed paths with Katherine Kirk.

A mum of five and long-time community volunteer, Katherine first became involved in P&Cs in 2008 and has spent years supporting public schools and local organisations through practical, hands-on work that often happens quietly behind the scenes.

Over the past 18 years, she has built extensive grassroots P&C experience through executive leadership, advocacy, fundraising, event coordination and community engagement across multiple school communities.

Her P&C journey includes leadership roles such as President of Castle Hill High School P&C Association and Vice President at Northmead Creative & Performing Arts P&C . From fundraising and advocacy to supporting school events and building connections within the community, Katherine is passionate about making sure families feel welcomed, heard and included.

Outside of school communities, Katherine also volunteers with the Castle Hill & District RSL Sub-Branch supporting veterans and their families, contributes to local sporting organisations including Hills Spirit FC, and regularly supports local community initiatives and charities across the Hills.

In recognition of her community contribution, Katherine was named Hills Shire Citizen of the Year in 2025 and NSW Local Woman of the Year for the Castle Hill electorate in 2026.

As North West Director and Board Secretary, Katherine brings strong community knowledge, practical experience and a genuine passion for public education to the Federation Board.

We’re pleased to have her as part of the team.