Brighton Council recently had the pleasure of hosting a grade 2/3 class from Gagebrook Primary School, along with teacher Melissa Timsar, to learn about ‘our community’ as part of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The students gathered in the Council Chambers sitting in the ‘big’ seats that councillors sit in during Council meetings. They were welcomed by Brighton Council CEO James Dryburgh and Councillor Aaron De La Torre, who both explained what Council does. They shared the masterplan for Cris Fitzpatrick Park in Gagebrook and students were able to take a look at the plan and come up with other ideas of what they would like to see in the park.

Ann from Brighton Youth Action Group (BYAG) shared her experience of getting involved in community as a young volunteer, and showed the class some short films about BYAG and celebrating Youth Week in the area.

After chatting with students about dog control, there was a quick visit to the customer service area, followed by morning tea, before students were given an information pack including a short quiz on ‘What does Brighton Council do?’ to be completed back at school.