Services

GREAT Community Transport can assist eligible clients with:
  • Regular door-to door mini-bus shopping services - fortnightly dependant on client’s location and seating availability.
  • VISTA (Volunteer Individual Shopping with Transport Assistance) one on one shopping assistance with individual carer/companion for high need clients once fortnightly.
  • Hospital appointments both locally and out of area.
  • Medical appointments both locally and out of area.
  • Regular social outings to places chosen by our clients. A chance to enjoy a wonderful day out with good company.
  • Transport to respite.
  • Transport to centre based meals.
  • Transport to oncology treatments in our dedicated fund raised vehicles
  • Regular transport to dialysis treatments
  • Other - depending on available resources.
Clients are welcome to bring their own carers (if they have one) but need to let us know when booking their transport.


Who is Eligible?

GREAT Community Transport provides Special Care - Small Group Transport for the Home and Community Care (HACC) target group ie the frail aged, people with disabilities and their carers for residents of the Blue Mountains and Penrith Local Government Areas. Some short term assistance to health related appointments is available for people who are temporarily "transport disadvantaged".
 

What does it cost?

Client contributions for services vary and are negotiated at the time of assessment. If a cost is prohibitive please discuss this with our Client Intake Officer.
 

Bookings and Cancellations

Clients requesting transport assistance need to give at least 3 working days notice. Transport cancellations are to be given with as much notice as possible.

Skilled Workers

All staff and volunteers of GREAT Community Transport undergo regular and current training in first aid, communication and work, health and safety. This training means that you, our clients, can be assured that your transport is of the highest quality. All of us at GCT want to make sure you can get where you need to go safely and securely. This means that we all have to be up to date with our skills so that we can be true to our motto: More than transport – we care.
 

Assessment and Privacy Statement

To become a client of GREAT Community Transport each person is assessed as to their transport needs and contributions towards the service are negotiated individually. Clients requesting transport assistance need to give at least 3 working days notice. Cancellations are to be given with as much notice as possible.
 

Assessment and Privacy Statement

To become a client of GREAT Community Transport each person is assessed as to their transport needs and contributions towards the service are negotiated individually.

Clients requesting transport assistance need to give at least 3 working days notice. Transport cancellations are to be given with as much notice as possible.