The KCO committee want to make it as easy as possible for children to attend KCO. In particular we want to be able to help families who are disadvantaged by the drought. We have been successful with our application to the Uniting Church SA Grants Committee Executive for a grant to cover travel by KCO attendees from rural areas for KCO. This assistance will be provided by funding available in the Drought Assistance Appeal. The Drought Assistance fact sheet is online. There is a form at the end, which you can complete to apply for drought assistance.

Buses

Please let us know through the Group Registration form if you are bringing a bus and what time you are expecting to arrive. This way we can prepare for your arrival, and arrange a suitable parking space for the bus.

Cabins

There are only a few cabins left - please refer to the cabins fact sheet for more information.

Collecting your kit from the UC Events Office 

Your kits and information will be available to collect from the office from February 15, 2010. Please note that the open office hours during this time are: Monday to Friday between 10am-4pm (we recommend that you call ahead to check that we are in). If these times do not suit you, please call to make an appointment.

You can also come to the Open Afternoon: Uniting Church Office, February 17, 2010 between 4:30pm – 7:00pm, Level 2, 212 Pirie Street, Adelaide. This is simply a time that you can come in and collect your kit and ask some questions. There is no program planned as per past years.

Kits must be collected before the Events Office closes 5:00 pm, Wednesday March 10, 2010.

Collecting your kits from KCO

If you wish to collect your kits from KCO, we can post the iron on transfers before hand. Please ensure you have marked this on the Group Registration form. We will post transfers up until Friday February 26, 2010.

Colours

If you have attended KCO in the past, you will be able to keep the same colour (yellow, red, green). Please indicate this on your Group Registration form.

Drinking water

Above ground taps are mains water which is suitable for drinking, there are also rain water tanks at every amenities block. Bore water is used for irrigation and not suitable for drinking, all bore taps are marked.

Forms

Leaders, Junior Leaders and Kids registration forms don’t need to be sent into the UC Events Office, they are for the group coordinator to keep and bring with them on the weekend in case you need to refer to them. The forms that need to be sent into the office are the Group Registration form, Visitors and Visiting Parents form and the Site Pass Application forms (last two still to come).

Hot Water

There are sinks located at the amenities blocks, and hot water is accessible from these taps.

Kit item fee

A kit (made up of badges, transfers, diaries, wrist bands, etc) is issued to every camper, based on the numbers provided by Group Coordinators on the Group Registration form. Surplus kits must be returned in good condition to the Admin area at KCO by 3:00 pm on the Saturday of KCO, otherwise a fee of $8.00 per kit (including GST) will apply. This will be included on your invoice. This fee is only applicable for unused kits that are not returned, and do not need to be added to the campers fee.

Parking on your site

Don’t forget: only one car per camp site. Ensure that the car can be moved in case of emergency. This car can be used for storage of valuables if necessary.

Power use at your site

Please do not overload the circuits at your camp site. There are only 15 amps available for your use. Please use common sense when plugging into the power. If you take out the circuit, it affects everyone in your road. Electric BBQ’s, fast boil kettles, hair dryers, urns and electric frypans are power hungry. Please do not overload the circuit with more than one of these at a time.

Registration fees: (all prices include GST)

• All Full time Campers (kids, leaders, junior leaders) - $35.00
• Part time (Saturday only) (no overnight stay) - $20.00
• Part time (Sunday only) (no overnight stay) - $17.50
• Part time (Saturday only) – under 4 hours - $0.00 (no charge)
• Siblings (2 and over) - $20.00
• Siblings (under 2) - $0.00 (no charge)
• Visitors - Donation
• Kit item fee - $8.00 (ONLY for unused / unreturned camper’s kits – see section below)
• Postage and handling - $7.70 (each time something is posted)
• Discount - $8.00 (For those staying in paid cabin accommodation at the Barossa Valley Tourist Park)
• 1st Cancellation fee (February 1 onwards) - $50.00 (deposit is retained)
• 2nd Cancellation fee (March 5 onwards) - $50.00 plus half of the registration cost per registered campers on the Registration Form

Site allocation

Site allocations will be completed in February, and we hope to be able to notify you by February 26, 2010. Please provide accurate information on your Group Registration form about what you will be bringing. If you do not require power or are able to provide your own power then there are much larger areas available that may meet your needs. If you wish to be located next to another group - please give details on Group Registration form (e.g. sharing catering, tents). We will try to accommodate reasonable requests. Your site allocation information will be delayed if groups do not give us their site information on time.

Transport

A suggestion has been made, that if southern churches are hiring busses to travel to KCO, then maybe they could pick up smaller church groups on their way through. Groups who are willing to do this are: Coromandel Valley UC and South West Fleurieu UC.

If your group is willing to be a part of this, please let me know. If you are a smaller group and you would like to see about the possibility of being picked up on the way through, please also let me know.

Travel assistance

If you wish to apply for financial assistance for your group to subsidise your travel expenses, where drought assistance may not apply, please send a letter to the KCO Executive (c/- UC Events Office, GPO Box 2145 ADELAIDE 5001). Please specify why you need this assistance and how much you will be spending on travel, along with contact details for follow up.