Welcome to the Charleville Branch!
A meeting was held at Corones Hotel Charleville on 2/11/1971 (Melbourne Cup Day) with the idea of forming the first State Council of ICPA in Australia. A few weeks later on 25 November 1971, once again at Corones Hotel the Charleville Branch was formed with Alan Murray elected President; Tim Agar was Secretary/Treasurer and Leah Fisher as Assistant Secretary. The initial focus of the Branch was allowances. Charleville Branch was strengthened in 1977 and 1978 by amalgamating with Morven and Langlo Crossing Branches.
Conferences Hosted
- Federal - 1975 [first conference held outside of Bourke] and 2002
- State - 1980 and 1996 [Silver Jubilee]
- State Executive Meetings Hosted - 1975, 1979, 1980, 1996, 2002
Pedals Editor - Federal Magazine
- Lyn Cadzow 2001 - 2005
Branch Members on State Council
- Alan Murray, Committee 1971 - 1972
- Mac Patterson, Committee 1972 - 1974 [Langlo Crossing]
- Tim Agar, Committee 1975 - 1976
- Michael Lord, Committee 1980 - 1981
- Shirley Armstrong, Committee 1982 - 1984
- Michael Burgess, Committee 1984 - 1986
- Judy Treloar, Committee 1994 - 1996, State Secretary 1996 - 2000
- Sue McDonald, Committee 2003-2005, Assistant Secretary 2005
- Louise Winten, Committee 2016 - 2021, State Membership Officer 2018 - 2021
- Christy Bredhauer, State Treasurer 2024 - current
Branch Members on Federal Council
- Louise Winten, Federal Membership Officer - 2024 - current
State Certificates of Appreciation Awarded
- Shirley Armstrong (1988)
- Judy Treloar (2023)
Branch Life Membership Awarded
- Tim Agar (1977)
- Leah Fisher (1978)
- Peter & Shirley Armstrong (1994)
- Michael & Barbara Lord (1994)
- Jenny Crichton (2005)
- Suzi McQueen (2019)
- Judy Treloar (2023)
A Qld Council Plaque was presented as an acknowledgement to Annabelle Brayley as Coordinator of the Host Student Program 1997 - 1999 and also to Judy Treloar for her commitment to State Council.
ICPA Charleville Branch Rural Practicum Incentive Bursary
$300 per Pre-service Teaching Student each year beginning 2019
School placements eligibity – Morven State School, St Mary’s Primary School, Charleville State School, Charleville State High School, Charleville School of Distance Education
Contact for bursary – Branch President, Christy Bredhauer
In the mid 1980's under Shirley Armstrong, the Branch was proactive in advocating for practical teacher training in remote schools. A most successful program was implemented to host trainees in rural areas with Shirley the driving force working with QUT (Qld University of Technology). A need for teacher practicums in the late 1990's was identified and the Host Student Program was once again reactivated by our Branch and co-ordinated by Annabelle Brayley.
Issues for the Branch now comprise not just allowances but Early Childhood, small schools, special needs, teacher education and distance education.
