{"id":95357,"date":"2015-02-05T19:31:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T09:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=95357"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:47:15","slug":"college-fun-day-to-become-annual-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/02\/05\/college-fun-day-to-become-annual-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Day To Become Annual Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_95362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95362\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-95362\" title=\"20150131 St Mary's Fun Day\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday2-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everyone enjoyed the tug-o-war competition at St Mary&#8217;s Fun Day (Photos: SMCC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>February 5, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St Mary\u2019s Catholic College\u2019s Parents and Friends Committee held their inaugural Family Fun day at the College last Saturday (January 31).<\/p>\n<p>The Fun Day was the brainchild of parent and P&amp;F member Suzanne Mungall, who also oversaw the organisation of the day.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose was to welcome new families and give all St Mary\u2019s families a chance to meet both each other and the College\u2019s teaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 400 people enjoyed a fun-filled day featuring face painting, pony rides, environmental programs, a whip-cracking display and many games and activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of the most popular events on the day included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dad Rolling<\/strong> &#8211; Children had to roll their fathers as quickly as possible across a 10m wide grassed area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mums Three-Legged Race<\/strong> &#8211; Mums raced over 30m joined together with their children<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tug-o-War<\/strong> &#8211; Staff and students battled out to be the ultimate tug-o-war team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the end, principal Michael Nayler\u2019s &#8220;All Star&#8221; team defeated Fr Nigel Sequeira\u2019s &#8220;All Saints&#8221; in a titanic battle in the adult division.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, participation in the many events was rewarded with raffle tickets and the day ended with a free sausage sizzle and the drawing of a multitude of raffle prizes.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nayler said the day was a huge success and would become a regular feature on the College\u2019s program.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked Mrs Mungall, the P&amp;F and all the parents, staff and students who had helped to organise and run the Fun Day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Photos from the day are on the K&amp;S Photographers<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksphotographers.shootproof.com\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95361\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-95361\" title=\"20150131 St Mary's Fun Day\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The adult tug-o-war was a titanic struggle\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_95360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95360\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-95360\" title=\"20150131 St Mary's Fun Day\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday5.jpg 290w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday5-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There was face-painting &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_95364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95364\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-95364\" title=\"20150131 St Mary's Fun Day\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday4.jpg 290w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday4-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230; and pony rides\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95363\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-95363\" title=\"20150131 St Mary's Fun Day\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150131funday3-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fun and games included thong tossing (Photo: SMCC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table class=\"sample\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/community-report-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19217\" title=\"community-report-1\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/community-report-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>southburnett.com.au welcomes reports from schools about their activities. We invite any interested school to submit their reports to us by emailing them to <a href=\"mailto:news@southburnett.com.au?subject=School News Report\">news@southburnett.com.au<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #006699;\">Reports should be written in Microsoft Word and any photographs submitted should be high-resolution and in .JPG format.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006699;\">Please also include a contact phone number in case we need to clarify anything with you. 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