College Bus Service 2021 College Bus Service 2021 Please complete all pages of this form and forward to: Victory College P.O. Box 308 Gympie QLD 4570 Phone: (07) 5482 8206 Fax: (07) 5482 4317 Email: [email protected] Victory College operates a fleet of air-conditioned buses with students being dropped off and picked up in the College grounds. Buses arrive at 8:45am and depart at 3:00pm. Terms of Service • By booking a seat on the bus, parents acquire transportation to and from Victory College on all school days for their child(ren). Part bookings are not available. • The booking period begins on the first day of transportation in a school year and ends at the conclusion of the same year. • Bus fees for the booking period are billed at the commencement of the period by inclusion into school fee accounts. • Bookings can be cancelled with one term’s notice (e.g. notification at the end of term 1 for a cancellation at the end of term 2). Shorter notices will result in the full term being billed (e.g. notification mid-term 2 for a cancellation at the end of term 2 will result in term 3 being billed) • At the beginning of each booking period, preference of seat allocation is given to existing students rolling over into the subsequent booking period, and their siblings. • The College reserves the right to refuse access to its bus service and to administer appropriate disciplinary actions for students (including suspension from and cancellation of the bus service) at any time should the College deem this to be necessary. The Code of Conduct for Bus Travel applies. 2020 Fee Structure 3+ students: 1 student: $767.56 per year 2 students: $1,056.78 per year $1,390.50 per year - Old Bruce Highway Bus Stops Tin Can Bay Bus Stops Wolvi Bus Stops • • Tin Can Bay Bust Stop (Wes Mitchell Park Wolvi – Verne Rd, Wolvi Cnr Esplanade and Gar St) • Wolvi School • Cooloola Cove Bus Stop (Nautilus Drive, • Wolvi - Cnr Neusavale Rd, Wolvi Cooloola Cove Shopping Centre) • Cedar Pocket Hall – Cedar Pocket Rd, Cedar Pocket Widgee Bus Stops • 123 Old Goomboorian Rd, Veteran • Andrews Rd Woolooga • Boowoogum Rd, Woolooga Goomeri Bus Stops • Tennis Courts, Wooloolga • Goomeri Bus Stop (Cnr of Burnett Hwy & • Widgee Bus Stop (Widgee General Store) Jones St) • 1407 Glastonbury Rd, Glastonbury • “BALGREE” Wide Bay Hwy – Afternoon ONLY • Wyuna Drive, Glastonbury • Kilkivan Bus Stop (Hall St – Cnr of Wide Bay • Blunder Rd, Glastonbury Hwy at park rotunda) • Widgee Crossing Rd Widgee Crossing STH • Lower Wonga Bus Stop (Able Rd – Cnr of Wide Bay Hwy) Glenwood Bus Stops • Peterson Rd, Bells Bridge • Glenwood Bus Stop (Arborten Rd: Cnr of • Curra – (Puma Petrol Station) Bruce Hwy - opposite Petrol Station) • Chatsworth - Chatsworth School • Theebine/Kanya Rd, Theebine • PM Stop Cnr Overlander Ave & Rammutt Rd • Theebine State School Scrub Rd, Theebine • Dickabram Bridge (Miva) Imbil Bus Stops • Gunalda Bus Stop (Bus Shelter Balkin St) • Carters Ridge Bus Stop (Cnr Poulsen & Jubilee Rd) • Ashfords Rd, Curra • Imbil Bus Stop (Imbil-Brooloo Rd: Cnr of • Cnr Brunjes & Steys Rd, Harvey Siding Yabba Rd in front of the Butchers) Cooroy Bus Stops • Kandanga State School, Main St Kandanga • Cooroy Bus Stop (Cnr of Elm & Opal St’s - near BP Service Station) • Amamoor – Busby Rd • Pomona Bus Stop (Factory St). • Coles Creek - Old Main Roads Depot, Sth of Old Bruce Hwy roundabout • AM stop Opposite Laundrette • Jones Hill State School, McIntosh Rd • PM stop is outside Laundrette • Southside Bus Stop Gympie South State • Pinbarren Bus Stop School, 50 Exhibition Rd Gympie • AM Stop – Bus Stop on Greenridge Pinbarren Rd. Rainbow Beach Bus Stops • PM Stop – Bus Stop on Pomona Kin Kin Rd • Rainbow Beach Bus stop (Kirchner Ave, Lawrie Hanson Park Bus Stop Cooran Bus Stops 50.) • Cooran Bus Stop • Cooloola Cove Bus Stop (Nautilus Drive, Cooloola Cove Shopping • AM Pioneer Park Bus Stop (King St) Centre) • PM stop Cooran Railway Station Park & • PM ONLY – Canberra Ave, CCove Ride (Railway Rd) • Goomboorian - Bernards Petrol Station, Tin • Old Puma Service Station, Kybong - (rear Can Bay Rd, Goomboorian carpark area) • GB Masonary Brickworks – Cnr Woondum Rd & Old Bruce Highway Bus Travel Expectations - Student 1. It is expected that all students using College buses do so in a manner that does not endanger the safety of the bus driver, other passengers, or road users. The following guidelines must therefore be followed. 1.1 No driver-distracting behaviour should occur including: • no squealing, yelling, whistling, banging or other excess noise on the bus. • no hands, heads, items of clothing, bags or personal items to protrude out of the bus windows. • no litter to be thrown out of the windows or dropped in the bus. 1.2 Other bus safety rules are: • no bags, feet or knees allowed on the seats. • after selecting a seat on the bus, no changing of seats is permitted while the bus is in motion. • passageway is to be kept clear. • Students are expected to sit facing the front while the bus is in motion. • no signals or gestures are to be made to motorists or pedestrians. • Eating and drinking are not permitted on the bus – water is allowed on long distance journeys. • Seat belts are to be worn at all times whilst bus is in motion. 1.3 Students should arrive at least five minutes before the scheduled time of arrival to avoid delays. 1.4 Students are not to pass in front or behind of the bus after it has stopped. 2. Students whilst in Victory College uniform are still under the jurisdiction of Victory College and as such are to uphold Victory College standards of behaviour. 2.1 Victory College behaviour management guidelines apply to students wearing Victory College uniform in public areas waiting for buses and on public transport. 3. Bus drivers are instructed to inform the Principal and Reception/Operations Manager of unacceptable behaviour on the bus. 3.1 Students are to respectfully and speedily obey the driver’s instructions at all times. 4. Whilst waiting for the bus on Victory College grounds, students are to line up sensibly when the bus arrives being tolerant of each other. 4.1 Be respectful to the Staff on duty. 4.2 Students are not to pass attempt to enter the bus until the bus door is open and the bus is stationary. 5. Students are to wait quietly and orderly for their bus at a public stop. Students are not to run around putting themselves or others in danger e.g. School crossing. Students are also to uphold the core values of the College when waiting at public bus stops. 6. Victory College Behaviour management guidelines apply at all times to College students. Bus Travel Authority to Leave - Parent/s 1. Bus travel is important to the College with students travelling safely in our comfortable, air-conditioned, and well-maintained Victory College buses. Students are supervised by staff on duty upon arrival and departure at the College. 2. The College requires parents to be on time to collect students when travelling to and from the College by bus. All parents are accountable for the supervision of their child at designated bus stop locations, depending on their age. Parents/guardians collecting students from buses are expected to be at the bus stop at least 5 minutes prior to scheduled arrival time. 3. If parents require their child/ren to utilise a different College bus for one off events, please contact College Reception to make prior arrangements. At this time, you will be informed as to whether there is a seat available on that bus for your child/ren. The College bus driver’s do not have authority to grant student/s permission to travel on other College buses. 4. Should your child/ren request to use a different bus stop on their normal College route, then a text message must be provided to the bus driver prior to arrival at that stop. 5. Of an afternoon, the College bus drivers follow direction by not leaving any student under the age of 16 unattended at a bus drop off location. If you have more than one child/ren attending the College, with the oldest being 16 but the siblings being under 16, the information below will still be required to be provided by you. 6. Our bus drivers will not drop off any student under the age of 16 years unattended unless the following has been completed. This includes students who depart the College buses and walk to vehicles a greater distance than forty (40) metres waiting to collect them to take them home:- I, __________________________________________________ (insert parent name) hereby authorize my child/ren (insert child/ren names) ____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ to be left unattended at our chosen College bus stop being (insert stop) _______________________________. I confirm my child/ren have permission to walk home/ride a bike home/other (insert)___________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ I confirm that I (as a parent/legal guardian) are taking full responsibility for my child/ren from the moment they step off the College bus. The names and contact numbers of family/friends authorised to collect my chid/ren from the bus stop are as follows: - _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Parent Name: ___________________________________________________________ Parent Signature: ___________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________ Principal Name: Brett Costin Principal Signature: ___________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________ College Bus ‘Code of Conduct’ Student Agreement 2021 BEHAVIOUR EXAMPLES OF HOW TO FOLLOW THE CODE ▪ Treat other people and their possessions with respect. Respect other people and ▪ Follow the bus driver’s directions without argument. property. ▪ Do not cause damage to the bus in any way.