By Melanie Kable and Annaye Chisholm of Helensburgh Public School

Each year at Helensburgh Public School two students from each class are voted to be part of the Student Representative Council (SRC).

SRC members share their ‘voice’ on different matters of importance to them. They will be part of the planning of fundraisers and school environmental matters. Our SRC will have the opportunity to strengthen communication and organisational skills. Student voice is very important to us. We want our students to be able to have a voice, solve real problems and make real decisions.

The SRC is implementing a new and exciting Fortnightly Focus Films initiative, which will showcase short films on different matters in the school and wider community. Some upcoming film topics include Earth Hour and Endangered Species Day. These will be shared each fortnight on our school Facebook page, so stay tuned!

Our first Fortnightly Focus Film, about our school Buddy Bench, was covered by our 1/2M SRC representatives. Our Buddy Bench was a gift from our year 6 students in 2023. They wanted our students to have a place to go if they needed a friend at play times.