Talara Primary College’s greatest asset is the dynamic and committed staff that work together to create a very professional team of educators that are focused on providing the very best education for students at our school. Professional development is integral to our belief that we are all life long learners and that we model this to our students.
It is through this strong commitment to developing our staff that Talara Primary College is able to remain innovative and responsive to the latest educational trends.
Principal
Stephen Adams
sadam55@eq.edu.au
Deputy Principal (Years 5 & 6)
Kristy Walton
kwalt32@eq.edu.au
Deputy Principal (Year 4)
Paul Bathersby
pbath5@eq.edu.au
Deputy Principal (Years 2 & 3)
Amanda Brewer
abrew6@eq.edu.au
Deputy Principal (Prep & Year 1)
Scott Butcher
sbutc12@eq.edu.au
Head of Special Education
Leesa Turnbull
lturn93@eq.edu.au
Head of Curriculum
Julie Henderson
jhend80@eq.edu.au
mclar390@eq.edu.au
Business Manager
Kirsty Gould
info@talacollss.eq.edu.au
Administration Officer (Accounts Payable)
Brittany Froud
Administration Officer (Accounts Receivable)
Rochelle Tritton
Administration Officer (Enrolments)
Tracey Brown
Administration Officer (Client Services)
Carly Clark
Administration Officer (Communication)
Jodie Brady
Guidance Officer
Katie Churchill
kchur20@eq.edu.au
H.P.E
Ryan Chisholm
rchis2@eq.edu.au
H.P.E (Prep-Year 1)
jsull120@eq.edu.au
Music, Dance & Drama
Deb Fritz
dfrit10@eq.edu.au
Music (Prep/Yr1)
Angela Street
amstr1@eq.edu.au
Instrumental Music
(Brass & Woodwind)
Brendan Hucknall
bhuck3@eq.edu.au
Instrumental Music (Strings)
Frank Fodor
ffodo1@eq.edu.au
Speech Language Pathologist
Emma Linthwaite
elint4@eq.edu.au
L.O.T.E (Italian)
Courtney Warnett, Silvia de Paulis, Sonia Baldissera
sdepa6@eq.edu.aubaldissS@eq.edu.au
E Learning Teacher
Wade Thompson (Years 4-6)
wthom87@eq.edu.au
Support Teacher:
(Literacy & Numeracy)
P - Yr 2
Mon - Thurs
Selina Stone
sston29@eq.edu.au
(Literacy & Numeracy) ST.AR.S & Yr 3
Mon, Wed, Thurs
Mandy Watson
mwats55@eq.edu.au
Yr 4 - 6
Megan James
mjame48@eq.edu.au
Support Teacher: ST.AR.S
Jenny Adams
jadam103@eq.edu.au
Gillian Andrews
gandr18@eq.edu.au
Michael Buchanan
mbuch27@eq.edu.au
Sharon Hooper (Tues-Fri)
Kay Crighton (Mon-Wed)
ECDP Teachers:
Sandie Gooderham & Brooke Harding
sgood151@eq.edu.au bhard117@eq.edu.au
School Chaplain:
Alexia Hoffman (Tues, Thurs)
Information Technology (ICT)
Andrew Hadland
ahadl5@eq.edu.au
PA
lcook26@eq.edu.au
PB
Rebecca Clayton
rclay32@eq.edu.au
PG
Charmaine Bogna
PM
Jodie Calder
jgsha0@eq.edu.au
PW
PY
Tibby Little
1A
Ash Burt
1B
swate34@eq.edu.au
1G
Sally White
sawhi1@eq.edu.au
1M
1W
Cass Sorensen
csore22@eq.edu.au
1Y
Janet Finn
jfinn33@eq.edu.au
2A
Michelle Smith (Mon-Wed)
Angela Haigh (Thurs,Fri)
2B
Leigh White
lwhit201@eq.edu.au
2G
Jennie Stanley
jstan241@eq.edu.au
2M
Shannon Hansson
shans90@eq.edu.au
2W
Dom Esposito
Rochelle Cassar
2Y
Amanda Harlan
aharl46@eq.edu.au
3A
3B
Carlu Lawson
claws15@eq.edu.au
3G
Kate Cuthbert-Dennis
3M
Troy Hohn
thohn6@eq.edu.au
3W
Sheridan Mattson
smatt76@eq.edu.au
3Y
Sonya Dann
sdann6@eq.edu.au
4A
Sarah Creely
4B
Natasha Wolski
nkros3@eq.edu.au
4G
Angela Street (M)
Sue Pearson (Tues-Fri)
spear63@eq.edu.au
4M
Kacey Ryan (M,Tu,W) &
Ben Tierney (Th,F)
kryan272@eq.edu.au
4W
Raeleen Brady
rbrad33@eq.edu.au
4Y
5A
Laurie Watts
lwatt23@eq.edu.au
5B
Gay McKee
5G
Lyn Gordon
5M
Ethan Gaffney
eigaf0@eq.edu.au
5W
Luke Vearing
5Y
sbark75@eq.edu.au
ECDP
Tenneil Catchlove
Prep
Prue Ellis, Sandi Young, Kelly French, Tamara Milberry
ST.AR.S
Carolyn Simpson, Cindy Barnes, Tammy Henderson, Trish Watson, Kylie Lilley, Jodie Coyle, Imogen Harris, Lou Simpson
Intervention Programs
Carolyn Irvine, Judy Hine, Gemma Pascoe, Michelle Graham, Brooke Vardon, Carol Finn, Rachael Goss, Lorraine Hamill, Tracey McCormack
Curriculum Centre/Primary
Julie Kinglsey, Di Lawrence
Information Access Centre
Shonie Cust, Ann Chappell, Rachael Lockhart