What you need to know
The community bus
Community transport is a service for older adults, people who have difficult accessing transport due to their physical or financial capacity and people with limited access to public transport. It has been designed to assist eligible residents with access to medical appointments, food shopping, social and community activities and maintain independent living at home.
We regularly transport to the following shopping areas:
- Keilor Road, Niddrie
- Airport West
- Moonee Ponds
- Milleara Mall
For more information on bus schedules and costs, please phone 9243 8701 or email communitytransport@mvcc.vic.gov.au.
Hiring a community bus
Council has minibuses available for local community organisations to hire for activities and programs that directly benefit Moonee Valley residents.
Council currently have 4 buses available for hire, which can hold 12 people, including the driver.
Community minibuses are available for hire, subject to availability, on a daily basis. There are no discounts and fees include GST. Prices are not inclusive of a driver.
| $132.50 | $195 | $455 |
Further charges will apply if a bus is returned dirty, without fuel, late cancellation, internal or external damages to the bus or ‘at fault” accidents.
Making a booking request by phone or email
Call Community Transport on 9243 9120 or email Community Transport to discuss your booking.
To be eligible to hire a community minibus, an organisation or individual must:
- nominate a driver with a full licence who is over 21 years of age, and
- have current public liability insurance, to value of $20m.
Priority of access
The buses are allocated to eligible organisations and individuals according to the needs of priority groups, including older people, people with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities and young people.
Council does not provide buses for personal use or for social and recreational activities for private parties or individuals.
Getting around safely
Older drivers
Learn how you can stay safe on the road as an older driver. A safety checklist and Fact sheets are available on the Victoria Police website.
Wiser driver program
Take part in our 4-week course that aims to improve your driving and road safety skills.
Contact
If you would like to attend a Wiser Driver session (PDF), please get in touch with our Transport Project Officer on 9243 8888 or email transport@mvcc.vic.gov.au.
Senior Transport Guide - Travel safely and confidently
Do you want to use public transport more but you're not quite sure how it all works? Our Seniors Transport Guide (pdf, 1.2MB) (doc, 104KB) contains all the information you need to become more mobile and travel with confidence.
Hard copies of the guide are available at the Civic Centre, Moonee Valley Libraries and neighbourhood centres.
Seniors Myki card
Eligible seniors can apply for a Seniors Myki card and get a 50 per cent discount on public transport travel, as well as other benefits.
Carers Myki card
Eligible carers receive concession fares, free weekend travel and free travel during Carers week.
Did you know that mobility scooters and electric wheelchairs are designed to be used on footpaths, not the road? Or that scooter and wheelchair users are covered by the same road rules that apply to pedestrians?
We have developed this brochure to help you to travel comfortably, understand the road rules and get home safe.
For more information or to request a copy of the brochure, please contact Kelly Armstrong, Access and Inclusion Officer, on 9243 8781 or karmstrong@mvcc.vic.gov.au
Where to recharge
Please contact our staff at our many facilities to request a suitable space for your device to be recharged whilst you are visiting the facility.
Contact
If you would like more information about anything on this page, please contact the Aged Care team on 9243 8748 or AgedandDisabilityBusinessSupport@mvcc.vic.gov.au
Contact
If you would like more information about community transport services, please contact the Aged Care team on 9243 8748 or CommunityTransport@mvcc.vic.gov.au