Peninsula Regional Council
The Executive elected to represent the Region in 2009 is:
President - Heather Johns
Vice President - Barbara Leigh
Secretary - Margaret Leary
Treasurer - Leanne Penman
Media - Margaret Leary Ph: 4055 4360
State Representative - Jenny Sweeney
Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any queries re: P&C issues.
Please be advised these must be on P&C letterhead. Outcomes based action items and sufficient background information is vital.
Regional Contact Details are as follows:
| President | Heather Johns | Ph: 4051 9017 | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Vice President | Barbara Leigh | Ph: 4053 6209 | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Secretary | Margaret Leary | Ph: 0408 752 559 | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Treasurer | Leanne Penman | Ph: 4045 1173 | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| State Exec Rep | Jenny Sweeney | Ph: 4055 0015 | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Welcome to 2010 from Peninsual Regional Council 
Event News
4 March- Council Meeting, 23 Duignan Street, Whitfield, 10.00am - 2.00pm
16 -18 April- Parent Conference, Holiday Inn, Cairns
16 -18 July- AGM, Mission Beach (TBA)
10 -12 September- State Conference, The Sebel, Cairns
29-31 October- Black Gully, Atherton, Family Weekend
Peninsula Profile
QCPCA Peninsula Region covers an area from Cardwell in the south, west to Croydon in the Gulf and north to Saibai Island, 3 kms from the coast of Papua New Guinea. We have 122 government schools including 17 island schools and 3 environment education centre's. In this very diverse region incorporating the 3 Education Qld districts of Cairns and Cape, Tablelands/Johnstone and the Torres Straits, there are 33,000 students of which 3,000 are preschoolers, 19,000 primary students, 11,000 secondary students and 10,000 of Aboriginal or Islander descent.
With representation on the two innovative groups 'Far Northern Strategic Advisory Group' and the 'Far Northern Strategic Advisory Group for Students with a Disability' in our region, we feel confident our region has a positive and proactive voice for our state school parents and students. The Peninsula Region Council has 4 weekend meetings per year, including one family weekend at Tinaroo Dam Environment Centre. This weekend allows member's families to put faces to names. The weekend has proved to be successful, with time out of meeting procedures for key note speakers to address those attending on relevant and current educational issues.
Because of the massive area we cover and the expertise achieved by members, we now have the ability to have representatives present at local P&C’s to address concerns and issues if required, the most being: Tuckshop, Outside School Hours Care, and the roles of the executive and sub-committees. These issues will constantly be our challenge.
Our vision for our region is that we achieve successful P&C meeting procedures and the empowering of P&C’s and Principals to be aware of our concerns and their consideration of where we want to go for the best outcomes for our State School Students.
