We cover full costs of course delivery and materials for all our training workshops. But we know sometimes people need financial help getting to and from a workshop. We have limited resources and cannot fund every request for assistance.
We do not provide travel assistance for workshops that run for one day or less.
Who can ask for it
Applications are welcome from all directors of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations, whose corporation’s registered size is small.
Our considerations when deciding travel support
We will review your request and make a decision about what support we can provide, it may be full or partial support. In making this decision we take into account:
- your role in the corporation – our priority is to support directors
- the distance between where you live and the workshop location – it must be the closest available training to you; we don't provide assistance to people who live locally, that is, within 100 km of the workshop location.
- your corporation’s size and capacity to pay
- previous support provided to your corporation
- the estimated total value of your requested support
- whether the requested support is the least expensive and most available form of transport
- if there are multiple people from your corporation requesting assistance we expect you to consider group transport (eg car pooling) or we may limit the number of people we can assist
- if you have previously undertaken a workshop run by us – including whether you completed it and whether you didn't show up without notifying us.
Types of travel we may support
Where we agree to help with travel costs we will cover the least expensive and most available form of transport. This could be air, ferry, coach, train, bus or a combination of these.
We will only provide assistance for private vehicle use where the costs are less than any other form of transport. You will need to explain why you could not use public transport. If it’s cheaper or more practical to travel by another form of transport and you don’t, we will only reimburse private vehicle use up to the equivalent amount of the cheapest transport available.
Where we agree to provide assistance for private vehicle use it is your responsibility to have a valid driver’s licence, and ensure your car is roadworthy, fully insured and registered.
We don't pay for
We do not pay sitting fees, travel allowance, breakfast, dinner or room service.
If you miss your departure time and your fare is lost (forfeited), we won’t purchase you another fare. You will need to pay for another fare.
We cannot provide child care.
We do not provide travel assistance for family members or travel companions who are not participants of the workshop.
How we pay
Pre-booked travel
We may pre-book and pay for your travel by air, ferry, train or coach.
Reimbursed travel
You’ll need to pay travel costs we can’t pre-book, such as a local bus, and claim reimbursement for this after your trip – only if you keep your receipts.
We will only reimburse travel expenses if we have agreed to in writing before the workshop. You’ll need to show us proof of your travel, including an itinerary and tax invoices/receipts. Please keep your tax invoices or receipts as we cannot process any claims without them.
Please be aware that claims for reimbursement are not processed until after the workshop and your attendance is confirmed. Claims may take up to 21 days to process so please do not expect to receive the money any earlier than this.
Accommodation
If we agree to provide accommodation:
- It will be on a twin share basis. We hope that people will be able to support each other while away from home.
- You must be able to provide a security bond to the accommodation provider to cover any personal expenses – usually a holding fee on a credit card that is refunded to you if you don’t incur any personal expenses, or sometimes providers accept cash.
Any accommodation provided will be for the room stay only. It does not include any food or drinks ie breakfast, dinner, mini bar or room service. If you order these things you will need to cover the expenses yourself.
Terms of use
By accepting our offer of travel support and undertaking the travel, you agree to these terms of use. So if you do not agree, do not accept our offer or undertake the travel.