A number of schools across Macedon have received funding for Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services.
Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas announced funding would be provided to three local schools to support OSHC operations during 2026, giving local families extra support.
“These grants will provide a huge benefit to our schools and busy working families in Macedon,” she said.
The $3.14 million initiative is intended to support schools with OSHC services at schools where there is some demand, but the service is not yet commercially viable without some additional funding support.
Darraweit Guim Primary School and Trentham District Primary School will both receive $30,000, and Newham Primary School will receive $25,000.
The funding is for operational support for their OSHC in 2026, and the schools will need to re-apply next year for further funding to support operations in 2027.
The grants are part of a $14.67 million Outside School Hours Care Establishment Grants Initiative from 2024 to 2028.
In 2024, 113 schools received funding for 2025 operations support under the Small and Regional Schools Grants program. A further funding round will take place in 2026.
Schools eligible for funding under the program were all previously part of the $81.7 million four-year Outside School Hours Care Establishment Grants Initiative, that ran from 2021 to 2024.
