Kaytlyn Wallace, 10, was the unofficial guest of honour at the Nirranda Recreation Reserve last night as Nullawarre's closeknit dairy farming community came together to consider a week that many of them might rather forget.

But, if it was possible, it appears the terrifying collision between a school bus and a grain tip truck last Wednesday afternoon has only strengthened the ties which so tightly bind the settlement.

"This is going to be a great night for everyone, a bit of fun, a bit of lightness in a dull moment," Kaytlyn's mother Nicole said.

Kaytlyn was flown to the Royal Children's Hospital several hours after the crash over concerns about bleeding on her brain but she was sent home on Wednesday.

She also broke her hand in the accident and while her sling is covered with good wishes, her father Peter said she is "bored bloody brainless" after doctors told her to avoid any physical activity for eight to 10 weeks over concerns she might fall and hit her head.

Kaytlyn's twin brother Dylan, who jumped through a shattered bus window to seek help after the smash, was there with their younger brother William, who also escaped physically unscathed.

Four people were missing, however, but they weren't far from people's minds.

Emily Blake, 10, and Jake Croft, 7, remained in the Royal Children's Hospital last night but the good news sweeping the crowd was that, while they remained seriously ill, they were showing positive signs of recovery.

The Nullawarre bus driver, Colin Collett, remained in the Royal Melbourne Hospital, with what is understood to be leg and back injuries.

Koroit truck driver Peter Smith was discharged from Warrnambool hospital on the night of the smash but emotional distress and a back injury had forced him to return, his brother-in-law Barry Warren said.

They were not to be left out, however, with a candle lit for each of them on the back of a truck serving as a makeshift altar.