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Our staff

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​​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.

Executive Administration Team Email

Principal

Stephen Adams

sadam55@eq.edu.au

Deputy Principal (Years 5 & 6)

Kristy Walton

kwalt32@eq.edu.au

Deputy Principal (Year 3 &​ 4)

Paul Bathersby

pbath5@eq.edu.au

Deputy Principal (Prep & Year 1 & 2)
Scott Butcher

sbutc12@eq.edu.au ​

Head of Special Education

Leesa Turnbull

lturn93@eq.edu.au

Head of Curriculum
Julie Henderson


Head of Curriculum
Meghan Clarke
mclar390@eq.edu.au

Business Manager

Kirsty Gould
info@talacollss.eq.edu.au



 

Administration Services

Administration Officer (Accounts Payable and HR)

​Nicole Noy

Administration Officer (Accounts Receivable)

Rochelle Tritton

Administration Officer (Enrolments)

Lisa Dighton

Administration Officer (Client Services and Communication Management)

​Carly Clark

 
Specialists
Email

Guidance Officer

Katie Churchill

kchur20@eq.edu.au

H.P.E

Ryan Chisholm

rchis2@eq.edu.au

H.P.E (Prep-Year 1)

Jodi Sullivan

jsull120@eq.edu.au

Music, Dance & Drama

Angela Street

amstr1@eq.edu.au

Music (Prep/Yr1)

Alex Newberry

​adunn127@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

​cwarn91@eq.edu.au 
sdepa6@eq.edu.au

​E Learning Teacher​
​Mel Bruce (P - 3)
​mlaw111@eq.edu.au

E Learning Teacher

Wade Thompson (Years 4-6)

wthom87@eq.edu.au

 
Support Staff Email

Support Teacher:

(Literacy & Numeracy)

P - Yr 2

Mon - Thurs

Selina Stone


sston29@eq.edu.au

Support Teacher:

(Literacy & Numeracy) ST.AR.S & Yr 3

Mon, Wed, Thurs

Mandy Watson 



mwats55@eq.edu.au

Support Teacher:

(Literacy & Numeracy)

Yr 4 - 6

Megan  James

mjame48@eq.edu.au

Support Teacher: ST.AR.S

Jenny Adams

jadam103@eq.edu.au

Support Teacher: ST.AR.S

Gillian Andrews

gandr18@eq.edu.au

Support Teacher: ST.AR.S

Michael Buchanan

mbuch27@eq.edu.au

Support Teacher: ST.AR.S
Kay Crighton (Mon-Wed)

kcrig4@eq.edu.au




ECDP Teachers:

Sandie Gooderham & Brooke Harding

sgood151@eq.edu.au bhard117@eq.edu.au

School Chaplain:



Information Technology (ICT)

Andrew Hadland & David Tindall​

ahadl5@eq.edu.au
dtind7@eq.edu.au


 
Class Teachers Email
PREP

PA

​Lyndsay Hackney

lcook26@eq.edu.au

PB

Rebecca Clayton

rclay32@eq.edu.au

PG

Charmaine Bogna

cbogn2@eq.edu.au

PM

Shannon Waters

swate34@eq.edu.au

PW

Sally White
sawhi1@eq.edu.au






YEAR 1

1A

Ash Burt

apilb2@eq.edu.au

1B

Amanda Harlan

aharl46@eq.edu.au

1G

Alana Holmes (M, Tu, W)

Tibby Little (W, Thu, F)

sawhi1@eq.edu.au

elitt31@eq.edu.au 

1M

Steph Lymar (M-Thurs)
Cindy Eggmolesse (Fri)
sbeav11@eq.edu.au
jwhit1055@eq.edu.au

1W

Cass Sorensen

csore22@eq.edu.au

1Y

Belinda Delahunty

bcroo27@eq.edu.au



YEAR 2

2A

Michelle Smith (Mon-Wed)

​Dom Esposito (Thurs,Fri)

msmit1270@eq.edu.au
despo3@eq.edu.au

2B

Leigh White 

lwhit201@eq.edu.au

2G

Jennie Stanley

jstan241@eq.edu.au

2M

Shannon Hansson (M-Th)

Courtney Warnett (F)

shans90​​​@eq.edu.au

cwarn91@eq.edu.au

2W

Dom Esposito (M, Tu)

Rochelle Cassar (W, Th, F)

despo3@eq.edu.au
rcass37@eq.edu.au

2Y

Janet Finn

​jfinn33@eq.edu.au


YEAR 3

3A

Ethan Gaffney
eigaf0@eq.edu.au

3B

Carlu Lawson

claws15@eq.edu.au

3G

Jodie Calder

jgsha0@eq.edu.au

3M

Troy Hohn

thohn6@eq.edu.au

3W

Sheridan Mattson

smatt76@eq.edu.au

3Y

Sonya Dann

sdann6@eq.edu.au


YEAR 4

4A

Kate Cuthbert Dennis

kcuth4@eq.edu.au

4B

Natasha Wolski

nkros3@eq.edu.au

4G

Alex Newberry (M)

Sue Pearson (Tu-Fri)

adunn127@eq.edu.au

spear63@eq.edu.au

4M

Kacey Ryan 

kryan272@eq.edu.au

4W

Raeleen Brady

rbrad33@eq.edu.au

4Y

Joyce Smith (M, Tu)
Lynelle Hertslet (W,Th,F)
jsmit547@eq.edu.au
lhert1@eq.edu.au


YEAR 5

5A

Laurie Watts 

lwatt23@eq.edu.au

5B

Gay McKee

gmcke15@eq.edu.au

5G

Lyn Gordon

cgord33@eq.edu.au

5M

Deb Lawrence

dlawr45@eq.edu.au

5W

Luke Vearing


ldvea0@eq.edu.au

5Y

Sarah Barker

sbark75@eq.edu.au


YEAR 6
6A Laura Blake
lblak29@eq.edu.au
6B Evan Luckey
eluck14@eq.edu.au
6G Neal Woods
nwood160@eq.edu.au
6M Sue Stunden sstun1@eq.edu.au
​6Y
Kate Paul
kpaul33@eq.edu.au
  
Teacher Aides

ECDP

Tenneil Catchlove, Lou Deyudecebus

Prep

Sandi Young, Kelly French, Rachael Lockhart, Dyan Allison

ST.AR.S

Carolyn Simpson, Cindy Barnes, Tammy Henderson, Kylie Lilley, Jodie Coyle, Imogen Harris

Intervention Programs

Carolyn Irvine, Judy Hine, Gemma Pascoe, Michelle Graham, Brooke Vardon, Carol Finn, Lorraine Hamill, Tracey McCormack

Curriculum Centre/Primary

Julie Kinglsey, Di Lawrence

Information Access Centre (IAC)

Shonie Cust, Ann Chappell, Tamara Milberry

 
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Last reviewed 19 January 2023
Last updated 19 January 2023