Express Bus Service
Our express bus service is utilised by almost three quarters of our College Community giving students a safe and reliable mode of transport to and from the College. Our expanding fleet services the Fraser Coast and surrounds.
Bus Service Application
Families will have the opportunity to apply for our bus service upon enrolling. Alternatively, families can submit the application below.
Duty of Care
Our duty of care to students utilising the Riverside Christian College Bus Service, begins from the moment we collect your child, to when we drop them off at their designated stop. To best fulfil our Duty of Care, please read the following conditions for use of the Riverside Bus Service.
Bek Hayhoe
Bus Coordinator
M: 0427 913 117
E: buses@riverside.qld.edu.au
RollCall Parent App
RollCall is our school bus management system giving you peace of mind knowing when your child is in transit. View our College bus routes and any route changes instantly, using the map below. Simply find your specific route from the left browser to see numbered stops including specific pick up/drop off locations.
Once you have submitted a Bus Application to the Bus Coordinator a confirmation email will be sent and you will receive a welcome email from RollCall directing you to download the RollCall Parent App using our school code mentioned below. The app allows you to view your child’s journey, report student absence, update bus or stop changes, set alerts to notify you when your child scans on/off the bus, update your account details and even add a secondary carer to your account.
RollCall School Code: riversidecc
RollCall App User Tutorials
Easy to follow tutorials for all you need to know about the RollCall Parent App.
Bus Changes
ALL permanent bus changes must be sent directly to the Bus Coordinator by email, with as much advance notice as possible. The Bus Coordinator will forward information to individual bus drivers and update RollCall. Last minute AM changes (e.g. student absence due to illness) need to be adjusted in the RollCall Parent App before the route commencement. Any PM changes also need to be made in the RollCall Parent App. If your student requires to be notified of this change throughout the day, please contact the College Office.
PARENTS are required to update any bus changes in the RollCall Parent App including:
- Student absences
- Staying at the College for afternoon sport/activities
- Tours, camps or excursions that result in not being on the bus
- Collecting students at 3:00pm
- Changing buses or drop off locations
Occasional Bus Variations
Occasionally students may wish to travel home with a friend on their bus. These arrangements will only be allowed under the following conditions.
Parents/guardian for BOTH students must contact the Bus Coordinator with full details and permission no later than 12 noon. Written (email or text) permission is preferred.
If a student is not a regular bus student, they must pay a $5 casual bus payment to the College before the trip. This can be paid by Cash or EFT.
Students will NOT be allowed to ring parents from the College during the day. These social arrangements are to be made outside school hours.
Bus Contingency Plan: Variations-to-Service
In the instance where unforeseen circumstances may effect the normal running of our bus schedules a Variation-to-Service may come into effect. A bus Variation-to-Service (VTS) forms part of the Riverside Christian College Bus Service Contingency Plan to ensure little to no disruption occurs to our bus services.
All levels of variation are linked below for your reference. The College will notify families if variations are in effect and of any escalation of levels, as they arise.
Please follow the link below for an overview of all levels within the Bus Contingency Plan for your reference of what to do in the event of each level.
Level 2
Tinana South/Tinana Town Combined
Level 3
Tinana South/Tinana Town Combined
Childers – Howard – Burrum Heads
Level 4
Gayndah – Biggenden – Oakhurst AM
Mungar – Granville AM – Part Granville PM
Bus Drivers & Schedules
Biggenden/Gayndah
Driver: Case Onvlee/Kathy Ratcliff
Biggenden/Gayndah
Driver: Kathy Ratcliff/Case Onvlee
Burrum Heads
Driver: Fabian Hedberg
Childers
Driver: Sally Curtis
Granville
Driver: Jim Freebody
Hervey Bay Central
Driver: Mal Rawlings & Ashlee van den Berg
Hervey Bay Central
Driver: Ashlee van den Berg & Mal Rawlings
Hervey Bay East
Driver: Graham Revill
Hervey Bay West
Driver: Wendy Houston & Jennifer Jones
Hervey Bay West
Driver: Jennifer Jones & Wendy Houston
Maryborough
Driver: Paul Sutcliffe
Mungar/Oakhurst
Driver: Bell Mann
Tiaro/Gundiah & Bauple
Driver: Rod Connell
Tin Can Bay
Driver: Andrew Ross
Tinana Town
Driver: Jackie McFadden
Tinana South
Driver: Michael Adam
Casual Relief
Driver: Steve Prescott
Casual Relief
Driver: Colin Enchelmaier
Casual Relief
Driver: Linda Esplin