All School Councils in Victoria operate under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006. Each School Council is established by an Order of the Minister for Education, which specifies the Council’s membership, size and configuration, its objectives, powers, functions and accountabilities and the role of its executive officer who is the principal. The School Council has particular functions in setting and monitoring the school’s direction.
School Councils have three main responsibilities:
Other key functions of School Councils include:
Our sub-committees and working parties assist Council to complete the work that needs to be done. They report regularly at School Council, provide assistance and make recommendations to school council.
School Council Members 2025
Position | Member |
President | Jodie Lord |
Vice President | Warren Wu |
Treasurer | Matthew Albert |
Secretary | Michael Cleary, Marisa Frisina |
DET Members 2025 |
Melinda Lagerwey - Executive Officer |
Marisa Frisina |
Michael Cleary |
Harry Strouzas |
Parent Members 2025 |
Jodie Lord |
Megan Martin |
Matthew Albert |
Jeremy Zimet |
Melinda Nicholls |
Emma R |
Warren Wu |
Sarah Caines |
Raefa Djaidi (Community Member) |
Sub-committee | Members |
Policy & Communications | Melinda Lagerwey, Megan Martin, Sarah Caines, Jeremy Zimet |
Finance |
Harry Strouzas, Melinda Lagerwey, Marisa Frisina, Jodie Lord, Matthew Albert |
Buildings & Grounds |
Melinda Lagerwey, Michael ClearyJeremy Zimet, Megan Martin, Jodie Lord, Warren Wu |
School Council meets at least 8 times each year with meetings held on Monday at 6.00pm to 8.00pm {except during vacation periods}.
Parents are welcome to attend any School Council Meeting as a guest. Dates of school council meetings are shown below and also included in the Calendar on our website. If you are interested in attending as a guest, please contact the school office on the Friday before the scheduled meeting.
2025 FPS School Councilors Profile
Jodie Lord
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Hello Flemington Primary School My name is Jodie Lord and this is my 8th year at Flemington Primary School. |
Sarah Caines |
Sarah is mum to Soroush in 5/6D and we are a small little family of 3. Being involved in school council is a great way to assist the school in making community informed decisions. I love coordinating the Friday afternoon school canteen along with a great team of helpers from across the parents and carers of the school. I juggle full time work with school activities and love hearing everyone ideas on making canteen great. As part of the school council communications committee - I also love to hear about how the school talks, listens and responds to our school opportunities, challenges and successes. |
Marisa Frisina |
Hello, Flemington Primary School community! My name is Marisa Frisina, and I’m excited to be joining FPS as your new Assistant Principal. With 20 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher and leader in numeracy and disability inclusion, I am passionate about creating supportive and engaging learning environments for all students. I have lived in the Moonee Valley area for over 15 years and love being part of this vibrant community, especially exploring the endless selection of local cafes! In my spare time, you will find me out walking my Kelpie x Staffy, Jello, or cheering on the Brisbane Lions on the weekend. I look forward to getting to know you and your children and working together to make FPS the best it can be! |
Harry Strouzas |
Hello FPS, My name is Harry Strouzas and I’m the school’s Business Manager. I love Flemington Primary and find it a joy to come to work each day. This school is special and is full of great people - from staff parents, families and of course the students! I can honestly say that this place, and my role within it, is never boring and there is always something important going on. This is one of the reasons why I enjoy it so much. I have a son (Alex) in year 8 and a daughter (Steph) in grade 6. We hang out together lots, especially playing various sports and cooking. We also like watching old fashioned BBC murder mysteries together. I have lots of other interests too. If you swing by and say hello, I’ll go out of my way to make you a nice coffee. I do this most days. Good coffee, wearing hats and using quality pens – these are the important things in life. Add to this, having School Council meetings that finish on time and all is good! |
2025 School Council Meeting Dates:
24th February, 31st March, 5th May, 2nd June, 4th August, 8th September, 27th October, 1st December
School Council Standing Orders