All hands: The traditional “democracy sausage” was served up for hungry voters by teachers and parents at Tatura Primary School on election day. School principal Susanne Gill, school counsellor Belinda Wood and parents Darcy Reay and Leanne Davis were among the people to work on the stall.
It has become a key part of any Australian polling day for many voters, and Tatura Primary School was there on Saturday, November 26 to ensure that particular pillar of society, the sausage sizzle, was in place for hungry constituents.
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Principal Susanne Gill said the stall was something the school did each election.
“There’s been a constant flow of people coming through wanting a democracy sausage,” Mrs Gill said.
“Everyone seems really happy. We're happy that we could help them on this beautiful warm day.
“We are raising money for a drinking fountain in our middle courtyard.”
Mrs Gill said 2022 had been a busy year for the school, with students being able to let off steam during a colour run on Friday, November 25.
“We had a fantastic day,” she said.
“We had a colour explosion run and the lifted spirits, the feeling of connectedness, the opportunity to have parents here and help out and splash coloured powder and water at their children — we've been waiting to do that since COVID.
“The colours here, we've had them here for three or four years and we put it off and off because of COVID, and like I said, the feeling of elation to be able to have some fun was so good.
“We just wanted to do it for fun and to raise spirits and to feel good.”
As the school year nears its close, Mrs Gill said she was already looking forward to an exciting 2023.
“School is going really well. Enrolments are up a bit,” she said.
“We're looking forward to some new staff next year. A lot of experience coming into the school. Very exciting times for Tat.”
Mrs Gill said the school was expecting further growth in coming years as the town continued to expand.
“It might just take a little bit of time for big change, because those new developments have got young families and we’ll just wait for their babies to turn five,” she said.
All political colours: Voters reached the Tatura Primary School polling booth on election day via a colourful path, a remnant of the school’s colour run held on Friday.
