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)
Scott Butcher
sbutc12@eq.edu.au
Deputy Principal (Prep & Year 1)
Amanda Brewer
abrew6@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)
Danielle Schaumburg
Administration Officer (Enrolments)
Tracey Brown
Administration Officer (Client Services)
Rochelle Tritton
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)
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)
Alison Myors, Silvia de Paulis, Sonia Baldissera
amyor2@eq.edu.ausdepa6@eq.edu.aubaldissS@eq.edu.au
E Learning Teacher
Wade Thompson
wthom87@eq.edu.au
Enrichment Mentor
Support Teacher:
(Literacy & Numeracy)
P - Yr 2
Mon - Tues
Michelle Roberts
Wed - Thurs
Selina Stone
mrobe104@eq.edu.au
sston29@eq.edu.au
(Literacy & Numeracy) ST.AR.S & Yr 3
Mon - Thurs
Mandy Watson
(Mon-Thurs)
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
Caitlin Jeffery (Mon,Wed)
cjeff87@eq.edu.au
Alice Sharp (Wed-Fri)
ECDP Teachers:
Sandie Gooderham & Brooke Harding
sgood151@eq.edu.au bhard117@eq.edu.au
School Chaplain:
Colan Coleman (Chappy Col)
Information Technology (ICT)
Andrew Hadland & Dominic Sauer
ahadl5@eq.edu.au
dsaue7@eq.edu.au
PA
Dominique Esposito
despo3@eq.edu.au
PB
Rebecca Clayton
rclay32@eq.edu.au
PG
Mel Bruce
mlaw111@eq.edu.au
PM
Ashleigh Leeson
axlee8@eq.edu.au
PW
PY
Tibby Little
1A
Lyndsay Hackney
lcook26@eq.edu.au
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
Alana Holmes
ajgow0@eq.edu.au
2B
Selina Stone (M,Tu) &
Leigh White (W,Th,F)
lwhit201@eq.edu.au
2G
Ash Burt
apilb2@eq.edu.au
2M
Shannon Hansson (M-Th)
Di Sullivan (F)
shans90@eq.edu.au
dsull38@eq.edu.au
2W
Steph Lymar
sbeav11@eq.edu.au
2Y
Amanda Harlan
aharl46@eq.edu.au
3A
Jodie Calder
jgsha0@eq.edu.au
3B
Carlu Lawson
claws15@eq.edu.au
3BW
Joyce Smith (M, Tu)
Lynelle Hertslet (Wed, Thu, Fri)
jsmit547@eq.edu.au
lhert1@eq.edu.au
3G
Alex Newberry
adunn127@eq.edu.au
3M
Troy Hohn
thohn6@eq.edu.au
3W
Sheridan Mattson
smatt76@eq.edu.au
3Y
Sonya Dann
sdann6@eq.edu.au
4A
Laura Blake
lblak29@eq.edu.au
4B
Natasha Wolski
nkros3@eq.edu.au
4G
Sue Pearson (M-Th)
Miriam Livingstone (Fri)
spear63@eq.edu.au
mlivi22@eq.edu.au
4M
Kacey Ryan (M,Tu,W) &
Sarah Creely (Th,F)
kryan272@eq.edu.au
scree26@eq.edu.au
4W
Raeleen Brady
rbrad33@eq.edu.au
4Y
5A
Michelle Smith (M, Tu, W)
Laurie Watts (Th, F)
msmit1270@eq.edu.au
lwatt23@eq.edu.au
5B
Evan Luckey
5G
Kate Cuthbert-Dennis
kcuth4@eq.edu.au
5M
Brad Jen
bjen57@eq.edu.au
5W
Kate Paul
kpaul33@eq.edu.au
5Y
sbark75@eq.edu.au
ECDP
Yvonne England, Tenneil Catchlove
Prep
Rachael Lockhart, Prue Ellis, Sandi Young, Kelly French, Natalie Bellchambers
ST.AR.S
Carolyn Simpson, Cindy Barnes, Tammy Henderson, Trish Watson, Kylie Lilley, Jodie Coyle, Carly Clark, Tracey Sherratt, Lou Simpson
Intervention Programs
Fiona Blood, Carolyn Irvine, Judy Hine, Gemma Pascoe, Michelle Graham, Brooke Vardon, Carly Clark, Carol Finn, Rachael Goss, Lorraine Hamill
Curriculum Centre/Primary
Julie Kinglsey, Di Lawrence, Ann Chappell, Tracey McCormack
Information Access Centre
Shonie Cust, Tamara Milberry