Facilities Report

mr Peter Knight | Facilities Manager

2021 will be remembered as a year of lockdowns, mask wearing and vaccinations, along with long stretches of remote learning for our students and teachers. The Facilities Team has taken the opportunity, with a downturn in onsite learning, to progress a very important body of work that will drive the way the College responds to maintaining its building stock, the Building Asset Management Plan (BAMP).

BUILDING ASSET mANAGEmENT PLAN (BAmP)

The BAMP will provide a clear plan to manage the condition of, and use of the College’s building assets over the next ten years, including the development of a Collegewide capital works program in conjunction with the new Masterplan currently being developed. This plan will: • Demonstrate the College’s commitment to best practice asset management; • Provide principles for sound building asset investment decision making; • Guide the long-term sustainable management of the

College’s building assets; • Provide a guide to managing building structures safely, efficiently and effectively; and • Minimise the amount of reactive maintenance & its impacts on the teaching & learning of the students & staff delivering teaching outcomes. The BAMP became operational in Term 4, 2021. Once the Master Plan has been completed, the College will have a road map for facilities development which will guide capital project delivery going forward for the next ten years.

RETIREmENT OF LEON BROOKS – FACILITIES TEAm

It was with a tinge of sadness that Leon Brooks announced his retirement in June 2021. The College said goodbye to Leon on Friday 30th July 2021. Leon and his partner Fleur are headed to windy Warrnambool to live and be closer to his family. Leon has given the College 14 good years of service… Thanks Leon.

WELCOmE – mITCH CUZENS – FACILITIES TEAm

In February 2021, the Facilities Team welcomed the arrival of Mitch Cuzens. Mitch comes to the College as a qualified and experienced electrician who managed his own electrical contactor business for 4 years.

2021 PROJECT DELIVERY

The Facilities Team delivered a number of key projects throughout the College in 2021 including: • Bosco Plaza Landscaping rejuvenation works; • Mobile Dentistry Fit Out works in K102; • Acoustic Panelling & Renewal works in K101; • Staff Room Fit Out works in D208 & O103; • Power upgrade to the Cricket Nets on the Bosco Campus; • Garelli Building Renewal works. The renewal of 3 classrooms in the Garelli building brings the total number of classrooms refurbished across both campuses to 36 since November 2019; and • Continuing with the conversion of external light fitting across both Campuses to LED as part of the LED

Replacement program. Approximately 91% of light fittings across the College are now operated by LED. I would like to thank the Facilities Team: Anthony, Po and Mitch for their hard work and commitment to “getting the job done” with little fuss and, importantly, a smile on their faces during a challenging year. I am extremely proud of what my team has achieved in 2021, and I look forward to playing my part in continuing to make the College a great place for our young men to flourish and succeed.