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Camps, Sports and Excursions FundThe Victorian Government have unveiled a new $148 million initiative to ensure all Victorian students can take part in school trips and sporting activities.
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) will run over four years and provide payments for eligible students to attend camps, sports and excursions.
Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply. $125 per year will be paid for eligible primary school students, with $225 per year paid for eligible secondary school students. Payments will go directly to the school and be tied to the student.
All application must be via the students school. These may also be obtained from the school.

City of Melbourne Councillors are scheduled to vote on the proposed bylaws that will effectively ban camping on 25 July. Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) has launched a campaign that aims to shape the community conversation around homelessness and the proposed laws in the lead into this vote.
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