Office Matters
Glasses4kids
The team from Glasses4kids visited our school on Tuesday to conduct eye checks on our Prep-Three students (who had parent permissions to participate). Letters were sent home with students yesterday to inform parents of the outcome.
School Saving Bonus reminder and allocation to school activities
Earlier this year the Victorian Government delivered the School Saving Bonus (SSB) – a one-off support of $400 for eligible government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025.
The SSB can be used for uniforms and textbooks until Monday 30 June 2025.
Any funds remaining after 30 June 2025, including online voucher amounts that have not been redeemed, will become a credit to use on school activities. However, the credit will not be available on your family account at our school until late July.
To use any remaining SSB funds to cover the cost of school activities in July, please refer to the SSB online system and allocate the funds to school activities before 30 June 2025.
To learn more about the SSB online system, download the step-by-step System guide for parents and carers (DOCX, 945KB) or watch this School Saving Bonus video. System guide translations are also available in 14 languages.
The Department of Education’s SSB contact centre will remain available until 30 June 2025. The contact centre can be reached by:
- · completing the School Saving Bonus enquiry form
- · calling 1800 338 663, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm on weekdays.
After this date, please contact our administration team for any SSB related questions.
Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you have a valid means-tested concession card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. Means-tested concession cards must be valid on the first day of Term 1, 2025 (Tuesday 28 January 2025) or Term 2, 2025 (Tuesday 22 April 2025).
Eligible families will receive a payment of $154 per year for primary school students. The funds will be paid directly to the school to be used towards camps, sports and excursion costs for the benefit of your child.
If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
If you would like to apply for the first time, please contact the school office on (03) 5486 2474 and ask for an application form, or alternatively download and complete the attached application form and return to the school office, along with a copy of your health care card.
State School Relief CSEF Prep Winter Uniform Package
Applications are now open!
Eligibility
Students eligible to receive the Prep 2025 Winter Uniform Package must hold a valid/current health care card.
What’s in the package?
The Prep 2025 Winter Uniform Package contains the following items:
- $85 uniform voucher
- Pants x 2 pcs (trackpants) (provided by SSR)
- Socks x 2 pairs (provided by SSR)
- Shoes x 1 pair (provided by SSR)
Cost to families
Where State Schools’ Relief is unable to provide a uniform item directly that contains a logo (due to contractual agreements with uniform retailers) the student will receive a voucher for $85 that subsidises the cost of these items. The voucher can be redeemed at Worklocker (Echuca) or Hip Pocket Workwear (Echuca).
Please note: vouchers do have an expiry date and must be used before this date.
How to apply
Download and complete attached application form, if you are unable to print you may collect from the school office. A copy of your health care card must be provided with your application.
Applications closes: Friday 19th September 2025.
That's all for this week, Lisa Lind.