Important dates
- Monday 2 August-Monday 9 August — Year 7-11 web preferences open
- 2-6 August — LOTE Week
- Thursday 12 August — General Achievement Test (GAT)
- 16-20 August — Science Week
- 19-21 August — Matilda performances (Note: new dates).
CSEF application date extension
To support parents and guardians through COVID-19 restrictions, the Education Department has extended the deadline for schools to submit Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF) applications to Friday 13 August 2021. The CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school excursions, camps and sporting activities.
If you have not already applied for CSEF funding this year, if you hold or have recently received a valid means-tested concession card, are a temporary foster parent or a student between 16 to 18 years old and have a means-tested Disability Pension or Youth Allowance card, you may be eligible for CSEF. The allowance is paid directly to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child, but is credited to your school fee account.
The annual CSEF amount per student is $225 for secondary school students.
Parents that received CSEF at the school in 2020 do not need to complete an application form in 2021 unless any of the following changes have occurred:
- new student enrolments: your child has started or changed schools in 2021 or you did not apply at the same school in 2020; or
- changed family circumstances: such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing at the school in 2021.
If a form was not lodged in 2020, parents or legal guardians are required to complete a CSEF application form and lodge it with their child’s school for processing. Application forms should be completed and lodged with schools as soon as possible in Term 3. Schools will be able to accept and process applications up until FRIDAY 13 AUGUST 2021. CSEF payments are for the current application year and cannot be claimed retrospectively for prior years.
CSEF application forms are available to download below or from either our MLMC Finance Website or from education.vic.gov.au
Parents must lodge a CSEF application form with a photocopy of your Health Care/Pension card or email all the relevant information to mkirkwood@mlmc.vic.edu.au. Parents and guardians are reminded that late applications cannot be accepted.
Lilydale station works
The boom gates at Maroondah Highway in Lilydale will be gone and the new station will be open by Christmas, months ahead of schedule. The below works alert provides an overview of planned construction activities and changes to the way families will need to travel in the area.
| Transport | Planned travel changes |
|---|---|
| Train replacement buses will drop off and collect passengers on the Maroondah Highway service road, adjacent to the Lilydale Station Eastern car park (outside Yarra Valley Fish and Chips). Five accessible car spaces and the taxi rank will be relocated to the Maroondah Highway service road, close to the train replacement bus stop. |
Maroondah Highway | Maroondah Highway is reduced to a single traffic lane across the level crossing until 10 September 2021. Road users are advised to follow signage and use Cave Hill Rd, Beresford Rd and Anderson St to continue towards their destinations safely. Oversized vehicles and trucks should use Mount Dandenong Rd to avoid works near the level crossing. |
John Street (daytime) 7am – 7pm, until 2 August | John Street will be closed with traffic controllers in place to allow for local access for traders and their customers only. |
John Street (overnight) 7pm – 7am, until 2 August | Full closure overnight only to allow safe delivery and installation of bridge structures. Detours and traffic management will be in place. |
William Street East, until 16 August | Full closure during the day and night with pedestrian and local access maintained. |
William Street West (overnight) 7pm – 7am, until 26 July | Full closure overnight only. |
Pedestrian detour on Maroondah Highway | The pedestrian crossing over the railway line to the north side of Maroondah Highway (Lilydale Station side) has been closed until a new crossing over Maroondah Highway opens later in 2021. A pedestrian detour is in place via William Street West, John Street and William Street East. Traffic controllers and signage will direct and assist pedestrians to safely continue their journey on the approximately 500m detour. Allow up to 15 minutes extra journey time. |
For further details about upcoming works in the area, please visit the Level Crossing Removal Project website.
