Welcome to the 2026 school year! I trust that you have all enjoyed the break and look forward to hearing about the many adventures had by all.
The information below will give you an idea of how students are supported by staff at Maribyrnong for the year ahead. A link to term overviews will be emailed out to families next week with more detailed information on learning programs and how you can support your child’s learning at home.
Please see below for our 2026 staff profile. If you wish to make contact with any staff member at Maribyrnong, please use the following email formula:
Firstname.surname@ed.act.edu.au
Where a staff member has a name in brackets this is indicating that their first name for their email address has a variation from their preferred name. Please use the name in brackets within the email formula above to ensure you reach the correct staff member.
Our school staffing 2026:
- Preschool Quokkas – Taryn Cameron-Smith (Monday, Tuesday and odd Week Wednesdays)
- Preschool Echidnas – Alison Nilon (Monday, Tuesday and odd Week Wednesdays)
- Preschool Dugongs – Taryn Cameron-Smith (even Week Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays)
- Preschool Pelicans – Alison Nilon (even Week Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays)
- Preschool Enrichment - Merrin Walsh
- Preschool Support- Nicola Toms, Kelly Perrett, Miho South
- Kindergarten LG – Liz (Elizabeth) Gocentas
- Kindergarten RF - Ryan Ferdinand
- Kindergarten EB – Edward Bassanelli
- Kindergarten MR - Megg (Megghan) Roarty (Mon to Wed) and Maha Siddiqui (Thurs and Fri)
- Kindergarten Support - Ganesh Suppiah
- Year 1 TM – Tanya Maybury
- Year 1 KC - Kelsey Corcoran
- Year 1 SM - Shannon McNerney
- Year 2 NS – Jasmine Paunovic
- Year 2 TM - Leanne Hoffman
- Year 2 SD – Sarah Dorrough
- Year 2 Support - Ganesh Suppiah
- Year 3 MG - Maxine Green
- Year 3 SJ - Stacey Jorgensen
- Year 3 NS - Nicole (NicoleE) Smith
- Year 3 ES - Eliza Savage (Mon to Wed) and Emily Regan (Thurs and Fri)
- Year 3 Support- Sonam Dema/Demi Harrison
- Year 4 JF- Jo (Joanne) Francis
- Year 4 ZM- Zareen Mistry
- Year 4 BG - Brent Griffiths
- Year 5 EJ - Emma Jelbart
- Year 5 DM - Daniel Madden
- Year 5 Support - Natalie Walker and Karolyn Odlum
- Year 6 AN- Angus Nolan
- Year 6 RB- Rachael Bellwood
- Year 6 JS - Jen (Jennifer) Swift
- Year 6 Support - Sally Longworth, Kolya Kirpson-Colley, Brad Perrett
- Bunji (Small group program) – Lalangi Abhayapala, Jacque Mengel, Pema Wangchuk, Oliver Baxter-Muscat, Sonam Dema, Demi Harrison
- Ngurra (Small group program) – Fiona McEwan, Brad Perrett, Francis Lesa
- EAL/D Support – Lisa Riepon
- Numeracy Intervention- Kate Juntanamalaga
- Literacy Intervention - Rachelle Wilkinson
- Health - Laura Horrell
- Science – Nicole Somerville-McAlester (McAlester)
- French – Patricia Hamilton
- Music – Rowena King
- PE/Digital Technology – Jodi Lieschke
- Principal - Andrew Buesnel
- Deputy Principal - Kylie Moller
- Executive Teachers – Beth (Bethany) Lovett, Emily van Galen, Matt (Matthew) Veitch
- Defence School Mentor (DSM) – Rebecca Armour
- Library Administration -Leeanne Walls
- Business Manager- Emma Housden
- Staffing Officer- Rachael Buchanan
- Enrolments Officer- Emily Southwell
- Finance Officer- Rebecca Kirpson-Colley
- Building Services Officer- Michael Paramonov