As the funding agreement for the SPOT program has concluded, please note that the material on this website is currently being made available as historic reference material only, detailing SPOT's achievements and resource material.

The NSW Government is currently conducting a tender process for the next phase of companion animals community education. Once the tender process concludes, this website will be updated accordingly.

NSW Government Companion Animals Education Program  

The Division of Local Government, Department of Premier and Cabinet is seeking tenders from suitable education program providers to deliver a Companion Animals Education Program in NSW schools for Kindergarten to Year 2 children. The tender was advertised in the NSW Government Tenders section of the Sydney Morning Herald on Monday 18 January 2010.

The program must be available across all areas of NSW and focus on the following key messages:

• How to act safely around dogs
• The role of pets in the community
• The importance of being a responsible pet owner

The tender specification and the NSW Government standard form of agreement are available by clicking on the following links:

Request for Tenders for Statewide Companion Animals Education Program

NSW Government Standard form of Agreement

For further inquiries contact Vaughan Macdonald on telephone 02 4428 4179 or email vaughan.macdonald@dlg.nsw.gov.au.

Tenders close at 5.00pm on Friday, 26 February 2010.