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 3 & 4)
Paul Bathersby
pbath5@eq.edu.au
sbutc12@eq.edu.au
Head of Special Education
Leesa Turnbull
lturn93@eq.edu.au
jhend80@eq.edu.au
Business Manager
Administration Officer (Accounts Payable and HR)
Administration Officer (Accounts Receivable)
Rochelle Tritton
Administration Officer (Enrolments)
Lisa Dighton
Administration Officer (Client Services and Communication Management)
Carly Clark
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
Angela Street
amstr1@eq.edu.au
Music (Prep/Yr1)
Alex Newberry
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
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
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.audtind7@eq.edu.au
PA
lcook26@eq.edu.au
PB
Rebecca Clayton
rclay32@eq.edu.au
PG
Charmaine Bogna
PM
Shannon Waters
swate34@eq.edu.au
PW
1A
Ash Burt
1B
aharl46@eq.edu.au
1G
Alana Holmes (M, Tu, W)
Tibby Little (W, Thu, F)
sawhi1@eq.edu.au
elitt31@eq.edu.au
1M
1W
Cass Sorensen
csore22@eq.edu.au
1Y
Belinda Delahunty
bcroo27@eq.edu.au
2A
Michelle Smith (Mon-Wed)
Dom Esposito (Thurs,Fri)
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)
2Y
Janet Finn
jfinn33@eq.edu.au
3A
3B
Carlu Lawson
claws15@eq.edu.au
3G
Jodie Calder
3M
Troy Hohn
thohn6@eq.edu.au
3W
Sheridan Mattson
smatt76@eq.edu.au
3Y
Sonya Dann
sdann6@eq.edu.au
4A
Kate Cuthbert Dennis
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
5A
Laurie Watts
lwatt23@eq.edu.au
5B
Gay McKee
5G
Lyn Gordon
5M
Deb Lawrence
dlawr45@eq.edu.au
5W
Luke Vearing
5Y
sbark75@eq.edu.au
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