The show must go on | Celebrating Tina and welcoming Angie

Take a well-deserved bow, Tina

Tina first came to Roundabout as a student about eight years ago, doing acro yoga with Zoe. She was already one of us before she ever had a title here.

Then, in 2021, she came on as an admin assistant and helped us transition our booking systems in a time of flux. Her systems brain was exactly what we needed at the time. Tina then joined the board, and has since has covered Rachel's maternity leave as operations manager and showed up every single time, working above and beyond with her sleeves already rolled up

Not the fun, sparkly stuff, the stuff that keeps the lights on. Budget forecasting, financial planning, and systems that mean we could grow, improve and organise ourselves better.

"When I look back over the past few years, Tina has always been there in the moments when we really needed someone to just get in and sort things out, and she did that without any fuss at all. She never needed the credit. She just cared about making sure we could keep doing what we do. That kind of person is rare, and we've been so lucky to have her." Rachel, Co-Founder, Roundabout Circus

Alas, after several years of being an important part of our community, Tina is taking a stepping back from titles and will be no longer an official board member, having serves as both vice chair and secretary. We're letting her go gracefully, but we are grateful she is still sticking around as an association member because the FOMO is too real to leave the circus behind.

There is always more to do, but the path that got us here has been smoother because of your support. We see you, Tina. We really do. Thank you doesn't quite cut it, but thank you!!

Our 2026 Roundabout Circus Board - Aka our "Sideshow"

Drumroll, please... welcome, Angie as our new secretary of the Board.

Some people are just born superstars, and Angie is one of them.

You might know her from the studio or from spotting her cheering on quietly at the back at performance nights. Angie's connection to circus on the Central Coast goes all the way back to 2015, two years before Roundabout even officially launched. Her kids were doing homeschool circus sessions with us when we were still figuring out what we were going to be. Over the years, all eight of Angie's kids have attended circus, with two as staff members at different times, 4 still attending and at one point, we had six of them in the performance troupe. Now one of those kids, Amelia, is co-training our performance troupe. If that's not a full circle moment, we don't know what is.

"Angie and her family were part of why we believed there was a community here ready for circus. She was one of the people who said yes, let's do it, do we have enough people, great, let's go. That kind of energy matters more than people realise when you're just starting out." Rachel, Co-Founder, Roundabout Circus

Outside of circus, Angie runs her own STEM education company, has helped her kids build robotics businesses and represent Australia internationally, and has served as secretary for multiple organisations. She knows governance. She knows systems. She knows Roundabout better than almost anyone walking through our doors.

When you need someone to do a job, ask a busy person. We are grateful that Angie has stepped forward to join our Board as the secretary and we look forward to her warm, calm thoughtful energy contributing to the future for Roundabout.

A big chapter in our Roundabout Circus story, with two legends we're fortunate to have

What we love about this moment, is how it reflects the unique circus journey of Roundabout. People come here as students, as parents, as supporters, and they end up finding new ways to share their energy, their passions and to support the community.

Tina built systems that let us grow, while Angie has helped us believe we could in the first place. And now, as one steps back and one steps forward, the show goes on.

Thank you, Tina, and welcome, Angie. What a community we get to be part of. Yay!