Isolated parents last week had a welcome change at their state conference in Port Augusta, with no issues relating to school buses being brought up.

Isolated Children's Parents' Association state president Sharon Nutt said that because of the drought, this year local branches had not had problems with school buses.

"We have always had problems relating to school buses," Mrs Nutt said.

Mrs Nutt said the exceptional circumstances declaration that was in place in most areas represented at the conference meant that the government would not take school buses away from their communities.

"But the issue hasn't gone away," she said.

About 75 delegates and representatives took part in the conference on Friday, which is hosted by a different regional branch each year.

There are about 150 members in the state, with eight branches.

The conferences give parents a chance to network, share their common experiences and raise issues that need to be taken to government levels.

"Most people do enjoy going to other places and other communities," Mrs Nutt said.

"The basic interest at heart is the education of our children."

Mrs Nutt said the association was important because it gave children a voice, and parents the chance to speak up for their children.

"Children don't have a union," she said.

"They have no one else to speak up for them."

The conference took motions from each branch about issues the parents were facing.

Several motions were put forward about Internet download limits.

"People are just going over their download allocations for the month," Mrs Nutt said.

"Everything comes through the computer (for distance education)."

Another motion was put forward for a supervisor support coordinator at the School of the Air, and one for a travel allowance for pre-school children.

"(The association) is from early childhood right through to tertiary (education)," Mrs Nutt said.

"We're getting our bush kids to places they need to access this training."

Members who attended the conference also heard talks from organisations involved with the association, including the Australian Technical College, Frontier Services Outback Links, the Fairway Scheme, In-Home Child Care, Outback Connect.

Mrs Nutt will go to the national conference in Hobart later this year to represent the state, and will bring up issues that were raised at the state conference.