Community News

Madeline HELLEREN

Business Manager

New Bus Timetable

From Term 1, 2026, the following school buses will have new timetables. Students should check new timetables before travelling:

S1050, which travels to Highvale Secondary College.

For more information, please click link below

Ventura School Bus Timetable Changes.pdf

New timetables will be available on Ventura’s website from 12 January 2026.

We recommend that students arrive at their bus stop at least 5 minutes before the scheduled departure time to avoid rushing and potentially missing the bus.

Asthma Management

Summer holidays are an important time for kids with asthma.

During all the festivities, please don’t forget to keep up your child's asthma management and medicine as prescribed. Good asthma management over the holidays means less time off school when kids return in the new year, and less time off work for you.

To make sure your child stays as healthy as possible over the break and into 2026, you can take the following steps:

Check your child’s medicine(s) to make sure they’re still in date.
Keep using your child’s preventer medicine as directed over the summer holidays, even if they’re feeling well.
If you’re leaving the house or going on holiday, make sure you pack your child’s asthma medicine(s) and a spacer.
Book an Asthma Review with your doctor to get an updated written Asthma Action Plan during the holidays - you'll need this for Term 1 2026. Book in early as doctors can have limited appointments over the Christmas period.
Use Asthma Australia's School’s Checklist for parents and carers: https://asthma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AA_BTS2022_Asthma-Checklist__digital.pdf
To stay on top of your child’s asthma management, complete the Asthma Control Test for kids and get their asthma score here: https://asthma.org.au/asthma-control/

Free public transport

From 1 January 2026, people aged under 18 can travel free on all Victorian public transport services using a new youth myki card. This includes trams, trains, buses and coach services.

To access free travel, they must tap the myki card on and off each time they travel. For areas that do not use myki cards, they must show their myki card to travel free.

For information on how to access the new Youth myki card please visit transport.vic.gov.au. If you have any questions or require more information about the school special changes, please contact nsc@transport.vic.gov.au.

For more information about other travel options to school, and support for eligible students, refer to the Travelling to school webpage on the Victorian Government website - Travelling to school | vic.gov.au

Webpage to help families and students prepare for a new school year

A new school year is an exciting time for students and families, but it can be a big step – particularly for those starting Prep, secondary school or VCE.

The Department of Education has a webpage with resources and information to help you prepare for the new school year.

During the school holidays, please consider reading through the resources, which include:

tips to help transition from kinder to Prep, primary to secondary school, and Year 10 to VCE
what to expect at school
help with school costs and fees
health and wellbeing guidance to support children’s mental health. Please refer to the New year of learning webpage - A new year of learning | vic.gov.au

Social Media Age Restrictions: A guide for parents and carers

Parents_Guide_to_SMMAR.pdf