Dear Parents and Carers,
As part of our Humanities and Social Sciences unit ‘Using Places Sustainably,’ Year 4 classes have the opportunity to visit the Noosa Council Refuge Recovery Centre. There will be no cost for this excursion as the Noosa Council is very kindly supplying transport by bus.
Venue: Noosa Landfill Resource and Recovery Centre
561 Eumundi Noosa Rd, Doonan.
Date: Wednesday 11th October (Term 4 - Week 2)
Transport: Bus
Cost: Free
Student Consent Required
Talk & Landfill Tours
First Session – 4J & 4P
9:00am – 9.15am Bus to venue
9.20am – 10.00am Educational Centre – discussion and tour of facility
10.05 – 11.00am Return Bus to TSS
Second Session – 4D & 4B
11.10am – 11.25am Bus to venue
11.30am – 12.10pm Educational Centre – discussion and tour of facility
12.15pm – 1.15pm Return Bus to TSS
Students will be required to wear closed in shoes, school uniforms and hats.
Students not participating will remain at school and be supervised in other classes.
Privacy notice
The Department of Education is collecting the personal information requested in this form in order to:
- obtain lawful consent for your child to participate in the activity;
- help coordinate the activity;
- respond to any injury or medical condition that may arise during, or as a result of the activity; and
- update school records where necessary.
The information will only be accessed by authorised school staff and will be dealt with in accordance with the confidentiality requirements of, as applicable, s.426 of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Qld), the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld), and/or the Privacy Act 1988 (Cwlth).
The information will not be disclosed to any other person or agency unless the disclosure is authorised or required by law, or you have given the department permission for the information to be disclosed.
Activity Risks & Insurance
Please note that the Department of Education and Training does not have personal accident insurance cover for students. If your child is injured as a result of an accident or incident while participating in the activity, all costs associated with the injury, including medical costs are the responsibility of the parent/carer. Some incidental medical costs may be covered by Medicare. If you have private health insurance, some costs may be also be covered by your provider. Any other costs must be covered by parents/carers. It is up to all parents/carers to decide what types and what level of private insurance they wish to arrange to cover their child. Please take this into consideration in deciding whether or not to allow your child to participate in this activity.
