With the opening of the Nature Play area for our Year 3-6 students, we would like to thank and recognise the following local businesses, individuals, families and staff that have made generous contributions of resources and expertise. Without their support, Phase 2 of this project would not have been possible.

Twin Towns Sand & Gravel, Stanthorpe - donation of sand

Nathan Sweet Excavations - earthmoving machinery and labour

Netpro Group - weed matting

John Barker Earthmoving - soil, woodchip, machinery and labour

Wizards Butchery Tenterfield - hamburgers patties for fundraisers

Dominos Stanthorpe - pizzas for working bee days

MAG Plumbing – plumbing products

Northern Tablelands Harvesting – timber products

Walls Sand & Gravel – rocks, blue metal and soil

Along with generous discounts from the following companies:

Mick’s Four Season’s Nursery, Colour Stop, 4 Water Supplies, Aqua Rural Supplies, MWF Plumbing and Mitre 10 Stanthorpe.

Family/Individual Donations

Cathy McClean - bricks for retaining wall

Ivo Bau - discounted cost of retaining wall

Bree Dansie – phase 2 landscaping architectural plan

McLucas Family - refurbishment of the Trevor McLucas seat

Jane Muller - co-ordination of native and bush-tucker garden

Angus & Paulette Ferrier- donation of timber, firewood and logs

Simon & Kylie Gasparin - manufacturing the mud-kitchen and working bees

Todd & Amelia Wilshire – project creation and management, grant applications, working bees and donation of rocks

Chris & Lisa Sunderland - project management, grant applications, working bees and donation of rocks

Paul Verri - project management, design, construction and working bees

Tim & Nicky Robinson - marketing expertise and working bees

Gary & Marie Verri – donation of rocks, flat pavers and logs

Jane Viljak - firewood raffle coordination and working bees

Chelsea Vedalago - organising hamburger days and working bees

We would also like to thank our generous cash donors

Stacy Faux, Monica Murlink, Peter & Pauline Grant and Kelly & Elaine Kellog

School Staff

Mitch Hurtz - maintenance of the Nature Play areas

Amanda Thompson - working bees

Jane Clarke – working bees

Joh Campbell - support and Year 5 involvement in maintaining & caring for the Native/Bush tucker garden areas

Matt Patterson/Manual Arts students - involvement in design & construction of the Fort platform and bridge to be completed in 2025.

The Nature Play Project has been a significant undertaking by the P&F to provide students with this new play area. We give a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contributed to the project.