Urgent: drivers wanted!
Anne Morris, president of Cooloola Coast Medical Transport Inc says being a volunteer driver is a very rewarding experience
“We’re desperate!” said Anne Morris, president of Cooloola Coast Medical Transport Inc. or CCMT. The not-for-profit community organisation run solely by volunteers since 2003.
“It’s very rare that we don’t have six cars out in one day,” said Anne. ” I like to do Brisbane one day a week, but you don’t need to drive to the city – we’d be quite happy if you would do local areas.”
The transport service for non-urgent medical appointments is also required for trips to Gympie and Nambour.
Anne says volunteering to do one drive a fortnight would really help. “Sharon has taken 16 bookings this morning. It’s phenomenal – so busy! We have two quieter months a year, but we are generally flat out.”
Volunteers are mostly retired or semi-retired and people move and go on holiday. “Without new volunteers coming forward we risk the likelihood of not being able to continue our good work,” said Anne.
“We’ll all need the service one day.”
Residents of Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove, Rainbow Beach and surrounding areas qualify to use our service for appointments from Hervey Bay to the north and Brisbane to the south and all points between.
Please ring the office 5486 2488 from 8.30am to 12.30pm or just call in and speak with one of our friendly volunteers at 25 Bream Street, Tin Can Bay, for more information.
