As we age, our ability to drive may deteriorate due to a number of reasons. We may suffer from anxiety due to busy road conditions or have a medical issue that prevents us from driving on a temporary basis e.g., following surgery, or on a permanent basis due to vision problems, dementia, or sleep disorder,s to name a few.

Tamborine Mountain Community Care can assist with transport needs, the cost of which is subsidised through the Commonwealth Home Support Program.

Transport options include bus transport, both locally and to the Gold Coast, for shopping trips or individual transport in a car to enable access to medical appointments, both locally and to more distant destinations, including the Gold Coast and Brisbane.
Bus transport operates every Tuesday to Gold Coast Shopping Centres on a three-weekly rotation to Helensvale, Burleigh and Runaway Bay. Pick up is from your front door, and you will have approximately 3 hours shopping time at your destination before the return trip.

A shuttle bus service is offered every Thursday. Pick up is from your home and the destination is the North Tamborine business centre so that clients can access the Post Office, Library, Council Offices etc. The service also visits the chemist, and the IGA shopping complex. The attending clients also have lunch at a local café which they may not be able to access at any other time, this provides local businesses with much needed custom and an opportunity for social interaction between clients and other community members.

Transport to attend medical appointments is available Monday – Friday, fees are variable depending on destination. We rely on the generosity of volunteers for their time and use of their own vehicles to deliver this service.

Additionally, once a month we run a bus service to Oxenford so that clients can spend time at Bunnings, Kmart and Aldi for a different shopping experience to that which is offered at the shopping malls visited on Tuesdays.

To access any of these services, you must be over the age of 65 and assessed as eligible through My Aged Care who can be contacted on 1800 200 422. Alternatively, we can make a referral on your behalf as can your GP