For students, access to city events is really important. We didn't have enough money to get them on the plane. Assessing children for special education guidance is difficult outside of Port Lincoln. There is a guidance officer at Port Lincoln High School and he has to drive all over the Eyre Peninsula. This takes up a lot of his time and costs.
Small schools are particularly vulnerable and their closure has a large impact on students.
There is one town, Venus Bay, that's between Elliston and Streaky Bay. The school has five or six year old kids who are already getting on buses and travelling long distances. If they close the school, which is a possibility as it is an 'at risk' school, the children will have to travel very long distances. Teaching Incentives are needed for rural teachers. Today, to get to a conference is just a huge ask.