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.

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 highly recommend Trotters Coaches. They were easy to deal with and did a great job!

It will, I am sure, not be a surprise to you that I am writing to congratulate you on a member of your staff. I recently toured Canberra and surrounds with the Sisterhood Travel. Rodney was our driver, a source of information, enthusiasm and gentle humour.

Rodney was clearly familiar with the sites we visited and had taken trouble to source a wide-ranging commentary on the surrounds. He complimented this by engaging with local characters and then generously shared any new insights he had gleaned.
At all times, I felt safe and greatly appreciated Rodney's respectful demeanor.

Our coach driver was excellent. He gives a good commentary. He is patient and pleasant — this is my second recent trip with Rodney. The bus driver kept us entertained and the tour leader ensured everything went smoothly. Overall a good trip. Both Sue and Rodney were most helpful and obviously worked well together. We had a most harmonious trip. Rodney was a very informative and well presented driver, and the coach was always immaculate inside and out. Rodney and the tour leader combined very well to deliver an excellent and happy tour experience.

Thank you so much for making our trip to Canberra so memorable! We truly enjoyed your thoughtful explanations, your jokes, and your enthusiastic participation in all of our activities! Your warmth and energy made the trip special for everyone in our class.