Talbot is located in Central Victoria, 55 km north of Ballarat, the nearest major city, and 14 km south of Maryborough which provides the community with access to shops, medical and dental treatment, secondary schooling and sporting associations. . Numerous facilities allow for both passive and active recreational play in an attractive and well resourced playground. The school is also developing sensory/science gardens and has a small productive vegetable garden. The school buildings comprise two historic brick structures dating from the gold rush era when an enrolment of 700 was accommodated. Today with numbers in the mid fifties we are extremely well accommodated. One building provides 3 classroom spaces, an open plan area and administration. The other building provides a large arts area for performing arts, visual arts and ICT with green screen and computer lab. Outside a shade sail area provides a raised stage area for performances and passive play. The staffing profile consists of 5 full time staffand 4 part time- a principal, three classroom teachers, an NSP coach for literacy and 4 ESS staff with sessional teachers being employed Three open plan classrooms that enable staff and students to work together in flexible ways. The new areas are spacious, light filled and have passive solar orientation. Technology has become a strong focus in the school with the netbook program, interactive whiteboards in each room and the additional assistance provided from a coach for teachers Being a small school we rely on all staff working together as a strong team.