
Arrange your trip

This is NOT an EMERGENCY SERVICE
In emergency phone 000
for an ambulance
The best way to arrange a trip with us is to phone and talk to one of our volunteers
8:30am to 12:30pm Mon to Fri
Our services are in high demand. Please give us as much notice as possible.
Drivers are available Monday – Friday.
Weekend travel may be provided if a driver is available.
Our door to door service means we pick you up from your home and take you to your medical appointment. We then wait and return you to your home. We limit our wait time to 6 hours, however other arrangements may be available under some circumstances
We take the stress out of the travel arrangements.
Travel is available for local appointments in Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove or Rainbow Beach and to Brisbane to the south and Hervey Bay to the north and all destinations between.
Eligibility and charges
All drivers are volunteers dedicated to assist the needy, but they are NOT trained paramedics.
All volunteer drivers hold a Driver Authority governed by Qld Dept of Transport & Main Roads.
To qualify for travel you need to be 18 years or over and be a resident of the Cooloola Coast e.g. Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove, Rainbow Beach & Goomboorian.
There is a charge to cover administrative costs for running our organisation.
Queensland Health have a Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) that provides financial assistance for eligible patients to access specialist medical services not available locally – details available on the link above or on request from Gympie Hospital or contact your local GP.
| LATEST APPOINTMENT TIMES Last Appointment GYMPIE 3:30 pm 1 HOUR CONSULTS SUNSHINE COAST 2:30 pm For last appointment only BRISBANE 2:00 pm EARLIEST PICK-UP TIMES From TIN CAN BAY 4:00 am From RAINBOW BEACH 4:30 am WAIT TIME NO MORE THAN 6 HOURS FOR ANY APPOINTMENT |

