Shopping transport is available
Coastwide Community Transport is offering the frail, aged and disabled and their carers transport to Woy Woy shopping centre on Thursdays and Fridays.
On Thursdays, trips are made from St Huberts Island, Empire Bay, Killcare, Hardys Bay, Wagstaffe and Bensville.
On Fridays, trips are available for those living on the Peninsula as well as Pt Clare and Tascott.
Coastwide Community Transport Inc is a non-profit community organisation, whose aim is to help transport the disadvantaged.
The service is provided to anyone who is finding it difficult to use public transport because they are frail, aged or disabled, particularly those who have no other means of transport.
The organisation is an accredited operator with the Department of Transport and is funded under the Home and Community Care program, a program which includes Meals on Wheels, home care, home maintenance and respite and community nursing.
The service uses air-conditioned buses and cars, four with special lifts for wheelchairs, driven by trained drivers who offer that extra care needed for the frail and disabled.
All services are return to home and include individual transport to medical facilities such as the doctor and dentist, the weekly shopping service, social outings once a month on Wednesdays, and transport for eligible war veterans to all medical services.
The organisation covers the entire Gosford local Government area and a small fee is asked to assist in covering the cost of running and replacing their vehicles.
For further information and bookings, contact the Home and Community Care office on 4323 4028 from Monday to Friday 8am to 3.30pm.
Fiona Forbes, February 7