The Lions' Roar 15/05/2026

You’re invited to celebrate at our fun filled TMC Open Day! At the top of our mountain, school feels different! In a good way!

Join us as we open our College campus, situated on one of the most magical parts of our mountain, to showcase our incredible College, our wholesome community, the extraordinary spirit of our students and experience a positive culture like no other!

What’s on the day:
• College Open Day, check out our campus and meet our staff
• Meet our Principal
• Student led tours
• Live music, the incredible Georgia Blue
• Student performances
• Free rides
• Free pony rides
• Baby farm animals to cuddle
• Food trucks

We would love you to join us for this annual Open Day celebration and experience the positive difference Tamborine Mountain College can offer your child/ren. Take the climb… it’s worth it!

May

Tuesday, 19 May - Primary Ice Cream Musical Fundraiser

Thursday, 21 May - Gold Coast Careers Fair

June

Wednesday, 3 June - Years 7 - 12 Athletics Carnival, Jimboomba

Thursday, 4 June  - Years 5 & 6 Transition to Year 7 Information Night

Thursday 4, June  - Prep to 2 Sports Morning at TMC

Friday, 5 June  - Years 3 to 6 Athletics Carnival, at Long Road

Wednesday, 10 June  - Primary HIA Soccer

Thursday, 11 June - Year 6 Excursion to Parliament House

Thursday, 11 June - Year 12 ATAR QTAC Information Night

Thursday, 18 June - Last Day of Term 2

Friday, 19 June - Student Free Day

July

Tuesday, 14 July - Start of Term 3

Please note - dates for events may be subject to change

This week saw the Years 10 to 12 component of the AB Paterson Public Speaking competition. The competition requires students to compose and deliver 7 to 8 minute speeches across a range of topics. This year TMC had 7 students representing the college including College Captain Jorgia in Year 12, Archie A, Annabelle VW, Chloe C and Annabelle H from Year 11 and James H and Cassie B from Year 10. 

The competition is highly competitive with some of the best English Students across the coast coming together in a battle of wits, wisdom, engagement and complexity. All of our students performed with pride and benefitted from the experience. This year Archie in Year 11 was successful in making it through to the finals, discussing the fine line we all walk between inclusion and prejudice when we rely on stereotypes. Whilst the TMC students didn't figure in this year's placings, they were all successful by simply making the commitment and giving it a go. Well done to all and we look forward to the primary and lower secondary competitions which will take place later in the year. 

Mr David Haskins

This week saw the TMC Intermediate debating team compete in the second round of the Gold Coast Debating Competition. 

Team members Felix H, Cassi B and James H presented the affirmative position on the debate topic: That we should ban the sale of fossil fuel cars by 2030.

The debate was highly competitive with TMC 3rd speaker James summing up the nature of the debate: 

"This debate really comes down to whether we are prepared and willing to act, adapt and change for the sake of all our futures or whether we continue to wring our hands and fail to act out of a fear that we will fail. Do we just carry on as we are with our heads in the sand or do we as a nation stand up and embrace this opportunity for change with both hands."

This position, supported by Cassi's arguments around the moral imperative we hold to limit global warming and Felix's detailed explanation of the economic and social benefits of shifting to EVs, saw our TMC team take out their first win for the season. Congratulations debaters, keep representing TMC with pride. 

Mr David Haskins

The Primary Musical cast and crew are running a special ice cream fundraiser next Tuesday to assist with the purchase of costumes for this year’s Primary Musical production. We are hoping to raise $1,000 to support this important event.

Children can bring in $5 any time between now and Tuesday and hand it to their classroom teacher. On the day, students will receive an ice cream with toppings of their choice! It promises to be a fun event for everyone involved.

We will also have lactose-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free options available.

This week, students at TMC from Prep to Grade 2, took part in the Bravehearts “Ditto Show”, an engaging and interactive performance focused on personal safety and wellbeing, hosted by one of our wonderful TMC parents! Through songs, storytelling and plenty of audience participation, Ditto the lion helped students learn important strategies for staying safe in a way that was fun, supportive and easy for children to understand.

The show explored important messages around recognising unsafe situations, listening to body warning signs and speaking up to a trusted adult if something does not feel right. Students learnt that everyone has the right to feel safe, that it is okay to say “no” in unsafe situations and that there is always a trusted adult they can talk to.

Students were also given a Ditto workbook to take home which included activities and stickers to help reinforce the key messages from the show in a fun and engaging way.

We thank Ditto and Cassia for visiting TMC and helping reinforce these important lessons with our students. 

Mrs Anoushka den Elzen

We are delighted to announce a new Community Partnership between Tamborine Mountain College and Medland Orthodontics. You may have noticed they were also our Major Prize Sponsor for our $10,000 Invisalign Package so kindly given away at our 30 Year Anniversary Gala. This ongoing partnership offers exclusive benefits to our families, staff, and alumni, while also supporting our College community.

Here’s how it works:

All TMC students, families, staff, and alumni will receive a $250 discount off orthodontic treatment at Medland Orthodontics.

In addition, Medland Orthodontics will generously donate $250 back to Tamborine Mountain College for every new patient who commences treatment.

To access this exclusive offer, simply mention the code VIPTMC25 at your new patient consultation.

This is a wonderful way to invest in your smile while also giving back to the College. We thank Medland Orthodontics for their partnership and commitment to supporting our community.

Platinum Sponsor: Professionals Tamborine Mountain

Gold Sponsor:  Thank you to our generous silent partner

Silver Sponsor:  Collequted Physiotherapy