Just to clarify, this course is subsidized in 3 ways:

* by the uni having a special agreement with St John and providing the rooms
* by the tramping club willing to carry the deficit this event might create. So we are in the position to divide the full costs by the limit number of participants and hope to get the course fully booked.

* by the clubs grant money, which comes from the student services levy.

That's the price students pay - it's their money.