ANTECEDENTES Y PUNTOS DE PARTIDA
1.3. LA ZONA DE TRABAJO
1.4.4. Las dataciones.
Cars are marked with “Leukaemia Foundation”. One way service available. Carers and children can usually travel in the car, as long as this is discussed with the Transport Co-ordinator prior to travel. Patients must notify the Foundation as soon as possible if they are unable to attend their appointment. Car depots are in Preston,
Cheltenham, Ferntree Gully, Ballarat and Geelong. Some wheelchair accessible cars are available.
Organisation MONASH HEALTH PATIENT TRANSPORT Kingston Centre Warrigal Road Cheltenham 3192 Phone: (03) 9265 1309 Fax: (03) 9265 1377 www.monashhealth.org.au
Overview Transport for patients who have a doctor’s referral requiring supervision and support due to significant physical and/or mental health condition.
Contact Transport Co-ordinators Erin Rodgers and Rhiannon
Stuart
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Passenger collection area Any location in Victoria Travel destination area Any location in Victoria
Office hours Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
Service Fixed trip: public hospital transfers, Monash Health (MH) inpatients going to other hospitals for tests, MH campus transfers, transfers to other hospitals
following day procedure, MH outpatient appointments, including chemotherapy. Flexible transport: No
Volunteer drivers: Sometimes used Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility All other transport options must be explored first. Medical authorisation is required from doctor at the hospital before booking and clients must require supervision and support due to a significant physical and/or mental health condition and a medical
condition must preclude them from using other forms of transport.
Cost No charge if pensioner, Health Care Card holder or
Ambulance Victoria member for more than 30 days.
Notes Clients are individually assessed and most
appropriate form of transport arranged.
Date updated 27th June 2013
Organisation MECWACARE PAKENHAM 4/66-68 Main Street Pakenham VIC 3810 Phone: (03) 5941 5454 Fax: (03) 5941 5453 www.mecwacare.org.au
Overview Mecwacare Pakenham provides assistance with
transport to eligible clients residing in Cardinia Shire. This door-to-door service operates Monday to Friday 8am and 5pm. Transport is not provided on
weekends or public holidays and is provided primarily for medical and social appointments.
Contact Jodie Berry, Volunteer & Transport Coordinator Email: [email protected]
Passenger collection area Cardinia Shire Travel destination area Cardinia Shire
Office hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Service Fixed trip: Planned Activity Groups, shopping group. Flexible transport: Volunteer transport to medical appointments, community access (e.g. U3A, support groups, diabetic support) and seniors groups. Volunteer drivers: Yes
Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility Home and Community Care (HACC) target group
(frail aged, younger people with disabilities and carers).
Cost Donation
Notes All transport is subject to availability. Volunteer does not generally stay with client. Clients need to be able to ambulate independently and not need assistance from volunteer. A minimum of 4 business days notice is appreciated.
Organisation MT ELIZA CHURCHES COMMUNITY SERVICE INC (MECCS)
P.O. Box 931 Frankston VIC 3199 Phone: (03) 9787 3609
Overview This is a volunteer run transport service for people who are living independently and are transport disadvantaged.
Contact Maureen Mirabella, Transport Co-ordinator
Jim Gibson, President. Passenger collection area Mornington to Frankston Travel destination area Mornington to Frankston
Office hours Service operates Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm. Answering machine service is available 24 hours / 7 days per week.
Service Fixed trip: No
Flexible transport: Yes Volunteer drivers: Yes Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility Emergency response service only for people who can’t afford taxi or public transport. For medical, allied health, shopping and other appointments.
Cost No cost, although donations are welcome to
contribute to insurance costs.
Notes Very small group of volunteers. Three days notice
appreciated. A service provided by the Catholic, Anglican & Uniting Churches in Mt Eliza. Funding is received from Mornington Peninsula Shire, Council of Churches and other grants. No wheelchair suitable vehicles are available. Can take walking frames.
Organisation MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE 90 Besgrove Street (Private Bag 1000) Rosebud VIC 3939 Phone: 1300 850 600 Fax: (03) 5986 6696 www.mornpen.vic.gov.au
Overview The Aged & Disability Services Dial-A-Bus transport service is a door to door local area transport service provided for aged members of the community and people who have a disability. The service operates on select days in the following areas: Mornington, Mt Martha, Rye, Rosebud, Balnarring, Hastings, Mt Eliza, Safety Beach, Red Hill and Somerville. There is also an Outings and Excursions program to places of interest.
Contact Carol Hooper, Team Leader Access & Mobility (Transport), Aged & Disability Services Email: [email protected] Passenger collection area Mornington Peninsula Shire
Travel destination area Local area transport as follows:
• Rye to Rosebud West (all areas in between)
• Balnarring to Hastings (all areas in between)
• Balnarring, Bittern, Somers, Hastings to Mornington, return
• Mt Martha to Mornington, return
• Mt Eliza to Mornington return
• Red Hill to Hastings return
• Safety Beach to Mornington return.
Timetable available at www.mornpen.vic.gov.au
Office hours Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
Service Fixed trip: Yes
Flexible transport: No Volunteer drivers: No Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility Anyone in Mornington Peninsula Shire who is aged over 60 or has a disability.
Cost Dial-A-Bus $1 each way
Outings and excursions $6
Notes The Shire Transport Connections officer is Rita
Kontos.
Organisation OPEN DOOR FRANKSTON St Francis Xavier Catholic Church C/O 60 Davey Street
Frankston VIC 3199 Phone: (03) 9783 3782
Overview A voluntary service of St Francis Catholic and St Paul’s Anglican communities providing transport for community residents living in Frankston City Council to medical related appointments, where no other transport options are available.
Contact John Brennan (Coordinator)
Passenger collection area Frankston City Council Travel destination area Frankston City Council
Office hours Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
(24 hour answering machine)
Service Fixed trip: No
Flexible transport: Yes Volunteer drivers: Yes Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility Any person in need without other transport options. Other options need to have been tried first e.g. family, friends. Person needs to be able to walk to the car. Wheel chairs and walkers need to be able to be folded up. Pickup & drop off service only. Drivers do not stay with client.
Cost No charge.
Notes People needing service are asked to call above
number and leave a message. At least three working days advance notice is appreciated. NOTE: Open Door Frankston is not affiliated with Open Door Seaford.
Date updated 25th February 2013
Organisation OPEN DOOR SEAFORD INCORPORATED Phone: (03) 9770 4039
Overview The service provides transport to local hospital, medical and associated appointments, including waiting with the client if required.
Contact Maureen Schultz, Co-ordinator of Volunteers
Passenger collection area Chelsea, Carrum Downs, Skye, Seaford, Patterson Lakes, Carrum, Frankston North.
Travel destination area Dandenong, Mornington, Frankston, Cranbourne and areas in between. (Do not transport to Monash Medical Centre, Casey Hospital or city hospitals).
Office hours Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm
Service Fixed trip: No
Flexible transport: Yes Volunteer drivers: Yes Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility Recipient of any pension and living independently. Person may be aged, have a disability or a mental health condition. The Co-ordinator conducts a
telephone assessment to determine if the service can meet the client’s needs. The person needs to be able to walk to the car and get in and out of the car with or without assistance. Walking frames can be
accommodated but wheelchairs cannot. Drivers can provide assistance and can wait with the client for up to an hour.
Cost Donation of what clients can afford.
Notes Clients need to leave a message on the answering
service and the Co-ordinator will return their call within 1-2 days. Two business days notice is
required. The service is funded by the Department of Health.
NOTE: Open Door Seaford is not affiliated with Open Door Frankston.
Organisation PAKENHAM VOLUNTEER TRANSPORT PROGRAM
Living Learning Pakenham 6B Henry Street
Pakenham VIC 3810 Phone: (03) 5941 2389 www.livinglearning.org.au [email protected]
Overview Volunteer transport service for anyone within
Cardinia Shire who cannot travel on public transport and needs assistance to attend medical
appointments.
Contact Intake on above number
Passenger collection area Cardinia Shire
Travel destination area Areas where hospitals and other medical services are located e.g. Frankston, Blackburn, Clayton, Melbourne.
Office hours Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
Service Fixed trip: No
Flexible transport: Yes Volunteer drivers: Yes Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility Anyone within Cardinia Shire who cannot travel on public transport and needs assistance to attend medical appointments.
Cost Donation requested.
Notes Drivers drop clients off and pick them up. They don’t attend appointment with client. A week’s notice for booking is preferred.
Organisation SOCIAL SUPPORT AND MONITORING SERVICE (A division of Community Information Glen Eira Inc.) 1134 Glenhuntly Road
Glen Huntly VIC 3163 Phone: (03) 9571 8622 Fax: (03) 9571 7933 www.cige.org.au
Overview The Social Support And Monitoring Service is a small HACC funded service supporting clients living in the City of Glen Eira with community access. They provide assistance with shopping, banking and transport to medical and other appointments within the City of Glen Eira.
Contact Co-ordinator, Social Support & Monitoring Service Passenger collection area City of Glen Eira
Travel destination area City of Glen Eira
Office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10am - 4pm
Service Fixed trip: No
Flexible transport: Yes Volunteer drivers: Yes Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility Existing clients of Social Support And Monitoring Service who are socially isolated, have a disability or are frail aged and live by themselves with no or minimum support.
Cost No charge.
Notes The Co-ordinator provides companionship and
support to clients.
Organisation SOUTHERN PENINSULA COMMUNITY CARE MEDICAL APPOINTMENT SERVICE
169 Eastbourne Road Rosebud VIC 3939 Phone: (03) 5986 2500 Fax: (03) 5986 5077 www.spccare.org.au [email protected]
Overview Volunteer transport service to medical appointments. A one on one service where clients are picked up from their home, taken to their scheduled
appointment, waited for, then returned home.
Contact Medical Appointment Booking Line
Passenger collection area Sorrento to Mt Martha and across to Hastings. Travel destination area Local Mornington Peninsula and the city.
Office hours Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9am – 1pm
Service Fixed trip: No
Flexible transport: Volunteer transport to medical appointments only.
Volunteer drivers: Yes Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility Frail older people and people with a disability, who are 60 years of age and over, who have no other means of transport, are not in residential or
supported accommodation care and who live in the Portsea to Mt Martha area. Referral from any source, including self. At least 3 workings days notice is required. Cannot accommodate electric wheelchairs.
Cost Contact service for guidelines.
Notes SPCC is HACC funded. SPCC matches experienced
volunteers to clients with special needs. Carers may accompany clients if required for transport.
Organisation SOUTH PORT DAY LINKS
Level 1, Liardet Community Centre Corner Liardet & Nott Streets (P.O. Box 199)
Port Melbourne VIC 3207 Phone: (03) 9646 6362 Fax: (03) 9646 6606 www.spdl.org.au
Overview Flexible transport service for frail elderly and people with disabilities who can’t use public transport. Provides transport for shopping, medical
appointments, social access and any daily tasks (e.g. bingo, visiting friends, exercise classes, theatre group, pharmacy, hairdresser etc).
Contact Megan Lilly, Executive Officer
Email: [email protected]
Passenger collection area Between Fitzroy Street, St Kilda and Garden City (City of Port Phillip)
Travel destination area Between Fitzroy Street, St Kilda and Garden City (City of Port Phillip)
Office hours Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
Service Fixed trip: Regular shopping and community
locations
Flexible transport: Door to door one-on-one transport Volunteer drivers: Yes
Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility People who live between Fitzroy Street, St Kilda and Garden City who are elderly, disabled and other transport disadvantaged (HACC target group).
Cost $3 donation per trip. (Fee waived if financial
hardship).
Notes Regular and occasional bookings.
Volunteer does not remain with client but generally delivers and collects at later time.
Organisation TRANSACCESS
Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Gardeners Road
Bentleigh East VIC 3165 (PO Box 30)
Phone: (03) 9575 5386 Fax: (03) 9575 5377 www.bbch.org.au
Overview TransAccess is a ‘one stop shop’ for people and community organisations that require assistance with transport. They coordinate community transport across the Council areas of Bayside, Glen Eira, Kingston, Port Phillip and Stonnington, as well as giving information to people in other areas. Services include:
Transport Case Management (Bayside, Kingston,
Port Phillip, Stonnington, Glen Eira) available to people who are frail aged and/or disabled. Includes an assessment of individual transport needs, identification of options and, where necessary, referral and management of access to these services.
Volunteer Supported Transport Service (Bayside,
Kingston, Port Phillip, Stonnington and Glen Eira) provides transport to medical appointments and community activities and assist peoples when using public transport or taxis. Volunteers may be able to remain with client to provide additional support during medical appointments or community activities.
Supported Residential Service (SRS) Community Access Service (Kingston, Port Phillip, Stonnington,
Glen Eira) for residents of SRSs to participate in community activities and pastimes.
Contact Errol Kaupert, Community Transport Administrator Passenger collection area Bayside, Glen Eira, Kingston, Port Phillip and
Stonnington.
Travel destination area No limit, within reason
Office hours Monday to Thursday 9am to 3pm
Service Fixed trip: Yes. Regular runs Monday to Friday for residents of SRSs to Planned Activity Groups, strength training etc.
Flexible transport: Yes. Transport to medical & other appointments.
Volunteer drivers: Yes Taxi vouchers: No
Eligibility HACC target group, people living in low cost housing, transport disadvantaged people. Service depends on availability of volunteers and vehicles.
Cost Individual client transport costs $6 for a return trip or $3 one way.
Notes Clients to complete a referral form to access services. Advanced notice required for bookings.