The Guidelines have had their ‘Draft’ watermark removed as they are now the final, approved version as the approval process has been completed. As advised previously, the Draft Guidelines could be used with confidence, as they were approved with no changes.
The Information Paper can now be found on the website. This paper covers subjects such as, an overview of the Program, the rationale of the Program, examples of shared facilities, both in Australia and overseas and covers some key issues regarding the sharing of education facilities.
After feedback from applicants using the Application Form we have increased the allowed space for your responses to some of the questions, we have also added the amount of characters allowed in each space to assist you in the length of answer we are looking for. If you feel you have not covered your response clearly in this space, please feel free to add an additional word document – just make a note somewhere that there is additional information so we know to look for it!!
Further feedback requested the addition of email addresses to the Liaison Officer details – this has now been included and by clicking on the name of the liaison officer an email box will pop up, which will make contact simple and direct.
As reported in the last update, the Minister has agreed to a significant extension to the timeline for Funding Round One - 2008-09. The official opening date is now 1 September 2008 and the closing date is 21 October 2008.
Thank you to all those interested parties out there, as we have been kept busy responding to numerous enquiries regarding the Program via our e-mail address at localschoolsworkingtogether@deewr.gov.au. Making an enquiry is simple – just ‘click’ on the ‘Contact Us’ button! We welcome all enquiries and will respond to your enquiry as soon as we possibly can.
The Program website aims to provide you with the information and tools needed to plan and submit an application for funding. However, we strongly recommend that potential applicants seek the advice of the relevant state or territory liaison officer before proceeding with application planning. To assist you we have provided a list of relevant contacts on this website.
What’s New will be updated regularly to provide the latest news on what’s happening in the Program. Visit often to ensure you remain informed about the latest events and news.