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More consultation over schools

By flynn ⋅ June 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

News from the GHD round of consultation over schools sites. Flynn is not included here, but there’sa handy list of links to the Canberra Times’ version of events.

Purdon report released today

By flynn ⋅ May 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The future of Flynn Primary school building and grounds would be under threat if the recommendations of the Purdon report were implemented.

Plans for Flynn put on hold, for now…

By flynn ⋅ April 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Government is still considering the recommendations of the Purdon Report and no decision has been made on any of the former school sites.

Flynn hopes this is not another ‘insultation’ process

By flynn ⋅ September 13, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The consultation process for the future use of closed school sites is shaping up as another “insultation” process, according to the Flynn Primary School Parents and Citizens Association.

Wanted: Ground-up approach to consultation for closed schools

By flynn ⋅ September 10, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Consultants running the consultation process for the future use of proposed school sites sought suggestions this week for improving the upcoming process—the sequel to the ACT Government’s school closures. This new consultation presents a clear opportunity for the ACT Government to recover some lost trust and credibility if it can learn from the mistakes of […]

Flynn welcomes ACT-wide support

By admin ⋅ September 6, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Flynn Primary P&C Association thanks the local community and P&C groups from across the ACT for getting behind its legal challenge of the Towards 2020 school closure decision and process. Flynn has been buoyed by the strength of this support as it heads into the Supreme Court from October. “The level of community support suggests […]

Hargreaves supportive of community’s proposal to use Flynn

By flynn ⋅ August 28, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Minister for TaMS John Hargreaves today reported to the Assembly his support for the John Flynn Community Group’s proposal to use the Flynn school for community use.

Flynn and friends raise $50,000 and survive ‘strike out’

By flynn ⋅ August 17, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The Flynn Primary School Parents and Citizens Association has lodged the $50,000 required to continue its legal challenge to school closures and survived an application to ‘strike out’ the action in the ACT Supreme Court today.

Flynn sets sights on $50,000 for school closure challenge

By flynn ⋅ June 22, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Flynn parents and citizens today called on Canberrans to fight for the future of schools and communities by ‘chipping in’ to support an important legal challenge of school closures.

Now for the ‘truth’ about school closures

By flynn ⋅ June 6, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Canberrans outraged by yesterday’s revelation that schools did not need to close have the opportunity to press the ACT Government to fully account for those closures through legal action in the ACT Supreme Court, announced today by the Flynn Primary School Parents and Citizens Association.