2014-07-28 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                         28 JULY 2014


2.    Alternative Services

From the passenger data available, it is not possible to determine individual eligibility for
alternative transport as listed in Table 2 below. Of the five regular Council Cab passengers who
were contacted, two passengers have utilised the Noosa Respite Centre bus once or twice and
one passenger regularly uses Blue Care (HACC provider) for transport to specialist medical
treatment in Kawana.

Table 2: Alternative Transport Options

Service                           Details                                         Comment
State Government Taxi Subsidy     The Taxi Subsidy Scheme subsidises taxi         Limited eligibility
Scheme                            travel, half of the total fare, up to a
                                  maximum of $25 per trip, for people with
                                  severe disabilities.
Queensland Ambulance Service      Provides non-emergency patient transport
                                  for pre-arranged visits to a medical facility
                                  for ongoing treatment or transfers between
                                  medical facilities for specialist treatment.
Home and Community Care           Community transport is available to help
(HACC)                            aged persons and people with disabilities to
                                  go shopping or attend medical
                                  appointments. Each HACC service provider
                                  has its own fees policy.
ComLink                           ComLink is a not-for-profit, volunteer based    The nearest service is
                                  community organisation. They provide            based in Birtinya.
                                  transport and social support options for        Customer is charged for
                                  eligible community members to and from          driver to travel from
                                  medical appointments, shopping and social       Birtinya to Noosa Heads
                                  outings.                                        at $7 per 4km.
Department of Veterans Affairs    Veterans and war widow/ers who travel for       Limited eligibility
Repatriation Transport Scheme     approved medical treatment may be eligible
                                  for reimbursement of certain expenses
                                  incurred.
Noosa Day Respite Centre          Transport for clients one day a week for
                                  their shopping and banking. Fee is $5.
                                  Services Noosa and the Hinterland.
TransLink                         Public transport provider.                      Public Transport is not
                                                                                  available in certain areas
                                                                                  (eg Lake Macdonald
                                                                                  which is a pick up location
                                                                                  for 6 regular Council Cab
                                                                                  passengers). Passengers
                                                                                  may also experience
                                                                                  difficulties walking to their
                                                                                  nearest bus stop.




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