State Council

The State Council is the governing body responsible for policy and direction of the Federation. It consists of two delegates of each of the five Diocesan Councils in Queensland, an independent Chair, a nominee of the Provincial Council of Bishops, and the Executive Director as an ex-officio non-voting member.

The Chair of the State Council is elected at each biennial conference for a two year term. The two delegates from each diocese to the State Council are chosen at the Diocesan Council Annual General Meeting. The State Council also has the power to co-opt a maximum of three people.

The current State Council Members are:

Independent Chair	Wayne Crase
Queensland Bishops' nominee	Russ Nelson
Brisbane delegates	Libby Parker Susan Shay
Cairns delegates	Vince Musumeci Warren Dunn
Townsville delegates	Anthea Lewis John Hathaway
Rockhampton delegates	Natalie Salisbury Emma Singleton
Toowoomba delegates	Daniel Jensen Danielle Hart
Executive Director	Carmel Nash

Latest News

Mother's Day Gift Stall Ideas#buyfromabushbusiness

31 Jan 2020

Is your P&F/parent group considering a Mother's Day stall in 2020?

Look no further than Facebook(FB) and request to join Mother's Day Gift Stall Ideas-#buyfromabushbusiness

The FB page is a group of sellers who have items suitable to be sold at Mother's Day stalls.

This a great way for schools to support and partner with our friends in the bush.

Novel coronavirus - updated fact sheets

31 Jan 2020

The Department of Health has provided updated factsheets on the novel coronavirus for the education and training sector.

The updated factsheets for parents and for schools are also available on the Department of Education website.

Any updates to these factsheets will be published on the website.

Parent Engagement Implementation Guide available today

29 Jan 2020

ARACY has developed and released a practical guide to help Australian schools work more closely with parents and families for the benefit of their students.

Read more here and download the guide https://www.aracy.org.au/communications/id/1268/idString/ayuws29900

Novel coronavirus - Fact sheet for parents

28 Jan 2020

Australia is closely monitoring an outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2020/01/novel-coronavirus-information-for-parents.pdf

Round 2 of Fair Play Vouchers

21 Jan 2020

Thousands of young Queenslanders will be supported into their favourite physical activity when Round Two of the Palaszczuk Government’s Fair Play voucher program opens tomorrow.

The $150 vouchers, that reduce financial barriers for eligible young people, will be available from 22 January.

For more information and to apply visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/fairplay/apply

CSPQ Christmas Office Closure

09 Dec 2019

The CSPQ office will be closed from Monday 23 Dec 2019 - Friday 17 Jan 2020.

Qld School Library Week, February 2020

05 Dec 2019

Queensland School Library Week will be celebrated from Monday 10 to Friday 14 February. Our theme is School Libraries Build 20/20 Vision.

Click here for more information Qld School Library Week 2020

CSPQ WISHES YOU A BLESSED & JOYOUS CHRISTMAS

03 Dec 2019

Gen Z prayer book - The St Thomas More Way

10 Oct 2019

It's been something we have been playing with for a number of years at St Thomas More College ... prayers available for staff in a variety of ways and contexts. We've tried publishing prayers each week on paper, adding them to Moodle for staff to access, printing and binding our own version each term - which was very time consuming.

The Gen Z prayer book is 95 pages.

The School Toilet Project

10 Oct 2019