Michelle Roberts
Tim RICHARDSON (Mordialloc) (13:04): Recently we came together as a community to recognise the service of Mordialloc College principal Michelle Roberts – 13 incredible years leading a wonderful college community in our local area. Michelle Roberts is an outstanding principal and leader, and to hear the reflections of principals, educators, teachers and education support staff – some that flew in for her farewell dinner last week – was absolutely amazing. It was inspiring to hear in their words what Michelle has meant to them. Our community owes a huge debt of gratitude to her legacy and service. The college has grown from 570 students when Michelle first took over through to over 1200 students, with some building stages through that. But some of the best stories were the popping of the champagne in the staffroom when Mordialloc College got a study score average of 30; the dancing on the table during some of the COVID years, entertaining and supporting students; and the fierce determination and leadership chairing the region for a number of years in excellence and equity across our community.
Thousands of students and tens of thousands in our Kingston region owe a huge debt of gratitude to Michelle, who in 2019 was awarded the Lindsay Thompson award, which is the equivalent of the Brownlow Medal in education excellence. She also got the outstanding secondary college principal award and countless other accolades for a life of service and legacy. Michelle has got a long way to go, but at Mordialloc College we thank her for her service and everything she has done on behalf of our community.