My name is Yvonne and I am the Coordinator of the Energy Break Through program at Ballarat High School. I would like to thank you for helping us make this program a reality for our students. This year we were able to expand the program from 16 participants in 2024 to 27 participants in 2025, thanks to your help, and keep costs and a realistic cost for students to afford, particularly in the current economics.

The students we have join this program often haven't found their "fit" in life yet, in one way or another. Sometimes this is displayed by isolation in the yard, with no friendships, or in the classroom, with dysregulated behaviours, with no goal or mission for what they want to do with their life, or even any drive for current life. Participation in this program seems to knit them together with others, finding mates and forming friendships first of all, learning to work together with others, but above all, finding a drive and passion for life again and a "fit" for their place in life. It's the changes I see in these students that drive me to put in the many hours it takes to run the program, and the passion to do it.

So I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and the colleagues that help me in running this program, for assisting us in funding the logistics of such a great game changing in the lives of these young people.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I recently hosted a group down the Great Ocean Road with Rod as coach captain. Throughout the trip, he was a conscientious, reliable, and impeccably safe driver. He related brilliantly well to the 27 passengers onboard and definitely value-added to the excursion. He made my job so much easier.

MT BLOWHARD
PRIMARY SCHOOL

Certificate of Appreciation
Staff, Students and Parents of Mount Blowhard North Primary School would like to
sincerely acknowledge and thank,
Trotters Coaches

In recognition of your important contribution and generous support of
Mount Blowhard Primary School. Thank you for the sponsorship of our Movie Night.
your support of our school and students is greatly appreciated.
Mt Blowhard Primary School Parents & Friends
27/3/2024

I would just like to let you know what an absolute delight it was to host your tour group and do their breakfasts and dinners for them. They were so much fun and it is with sadness that I farewelled them all after their final meal with us. The team of Belinda and Trevor were amazing and the rapport they had with the group was fantastic. We look forward to the next group!

I catch a school bus from Trotters, the bus driver is nice. The bus super Visser is nice. So Thank you Trotters Coaches.

Our coach driver, Rodney (from Trotters) was excellent. He took great care of us and the coach, kept us entertained - laughing constantly and his knowledge of the district was great. Our host, Elaine Schillinger, was also excellent. She is very approachable and went over and above in her duties, keeping us informed and consulted. Please let me know any future trips they are doing; I would travel with them both again. Rodney and Elaine are gems. Our Coach Captain was Rodney Featherstone, professional, personable, pointed out places of interest along the way. Made us all laugh, we did that a lot. Felt safe with his driving skills. Elaine Schillinger Travel Host Extraordinaire. Professional, informative, friendly, caring etc. Rodney and Elaine worked very well together and we reaped the benefits of that. We highly recommend our Tour guide Elaine Schillinger and Rodney our Coach driver. On any future trips we can do we would love to have the same both Rodney & Elaine as our coach crew! Elaine, for only her 2nd outing as the guide, was amazing. Rodney's skill as a driver was very impressive. Both had friendly natures & also did not hesitate to assist the passengers when required.