Meet the Team

Pete and Mick founded Your Local School after years of rolling up their sleeves for the Annandale North Public School P&C — starting back in 2012 when their kids began kindergarten.

They saw firsthand the energy and dedication poured into school fundraising: evenings spent baking cupcakes, weekends setting up sausage sizzles, and countless volunteer hours. They admired the spirit — but also recognised the need for something that could deliver real financial impact with less strain on parents’ time.

So, in 2015, they tried something different. They sourced fifty fresh Christmas trees from local growers and sold them as a school fundraiser.

It worked.

Fast forward eight festive seasons and the idea has grown far beyond one school and one Saturday in December. Today, Your Local School supplies over a thousand Christmas trees and hundreds of handmade Christmas puddings every year — helping to raise much-needed funds for more than 20 local schools across Sydney.

Why We Exist

School P&Cs play a vital role in creating enriching, memorable school experiences — funding everything from playgrounds and learning spaces to wellbeing programs and technology upgrades. These projects make a real difference, but they need reliable, meaningful fundraising to make them happen.

Your Local School was built on a simple philosophy:

Find great products families genuinely want, supply them at wholesale prices, and return the profits directly to the school P&C.

It’s fundraising with purpose — where every purchase has a direct impact on children’s education.

The Tradition Continues

We’re proud to support P&Cs, schools, families and their communities, year after year, with products that bring joy to homes and dollars to classrooms.

Thanks for being part of it.

Happy shopping & fundraising,
Pete and Mick