Transport details
You will need to indicate how your RYLArian will join the RYLA program and travel home using the logistics form.
NOTE: there has been significant changes to transport arrangements from previous years – please read this information carefully.
All RYLArains must be dropped off at a bus stop or station on Sunday and not on site. No cars of RYLArians are allowed on site for any reason. RYLA begins on the bus/train. It is necessary for the sponsoring club to nominate the appropriate stop/station to which the RYLArian will be taken and to advise us how they will travel home.
Travelling to RYLA on Sunday
All locations north of Seymour
Please aim to arrive early so not to miss the train departure. It also allows the RYLArians to get to know each other.
All RYLA participants travelling on the Albury train should board the rear carriage of the V/Line train at their local station, RYLA supporters will have your ticket ready (so no need to purchase one) and will look for participants on the platform where we expect boarding. Supporters will board the train in Albury so not be on the platform at other stations prior to the train’s arrival.
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Albury: 6:45am
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Wodonga: 6:56am
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Chiltern: 7:13am
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Springhurst: 7:22am
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Wangaratta: 7:36am
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Benalla: 8:03am
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Violet Town: 8:17am
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Euroa: 8:27am
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Avenel: 8:46am
All RYLA participants travelling on the Shepparton train should board the V/Line train at their local station, the RYLA team will provide you with a ticket by email (so no need to purchase one). Supporters will not be on this train but will meet you when you depart the train in Seymour at 8:15am.
- Shepparton: 7:09am
- Mooroopna: 7:14am
- Murchison East: 7:37am
- Nagambie: 7:54am
Participants will leave the train at Seymour and board the RYLA bus.
Seymour Railway Station
The RYLA bus will meet the train and collect any additional participants arriving at Seymour. RYLA supporters will be waiting for your arrival – keep an eye out for the big blue RYLA banners.
Please aim to arrive early so not to miss the bus departure. It also allows the RYLArians to get to know each other.
9:00am for a 9:15 departure
Seymour Railway Station
Kilmore East Railway Station
This is the closest stop to Melbourne
The RYLA bus will travel from Seymour to Kilmore East Railway Station, collecting the remaining RYLA participants. RYLA supporters will be waiting for your arrival – keep an eye out for the big blue RYLA banners.
Please aim to arrive early so not to miss the bus departure. It also allows the RYLArians to get to know each other.
9:30am for a 10:00am departure
Kilmore East Railway Station
Travelling home on Saturday
There are two options for returning RYLA participants home. Our preferred option is that you come to the venue, have some afternoon tea, participate in the closing ceremony and drive your RYLA participant home.
For clubs north of Seymour, we also offer a return transfer to Seymour Railway Station for your RYLA participant to catch the train home. This option is at an additional fee.
Doxa Youth Foundation Malmsbury Camp
1000 Vaughan Springs Road, Drummond North VIC 3446
RYLArian pick-up is from 3pm on Saturday, for afternoon tea and presentations. Expect to be on site with the RYLArians for at least 1 hour. We will not be ready to welcome Rotarians before 3pm as the RYLA program will still be in progress.
The venue is signed at the entrance and on route (look for the blue Doxa road signs). Keep an eye out for the big orange suspended ball as you head over the Loddon River and up the hill on Vaughan Springs Road. Note that Google Maps and other GPS systems are not too accurate in this area, so keep your eyes open!
Doxa
Bus transfer to Seymour Railway Station
For clubs north of Seymour we offer a bus transfer to Seymour Railway Station to enable RYLA participants to catch the V/Line train home.
Please note that this is not our preferred method of transport home as you do not get to participate in the closing ceremony and the outcomes of introducing young people to Rotary are greatly diminished. There is an additional fee of $150 per participant using this service.
The bus will depart the venue at approximately 5pm on Saturday and travel to Seymour Railway Station. This will enable participants travelling on the Albury line to catch the 19:21 service, and participants travelling on the Shepparton line to catch the 19:56 service. Arrival times can be found on the V/Line timetable.
It is the club’s responsibility to ensure somebody is waiting for the RYLA participants at their local station to transport them home. RYLA supporters will not travel on this service with RYLA participants.