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Community Bus Services in the Adelaide Hills

Community Bus Services provide a door-to-door transport service for shopping:

• Adelaide Hills Council have a Community Bus in Woodside and Gumeracha, telelephone (08) 8408 0400.
• The Hut has two community buses in Aldgate, telelephone (08) 8339 4400,
  > The Hut website
• Mount Barker Shopping Shuttle transports Mount Barker District Council Residents to the shops in the CBD of Mount Barker, contact Hill Community Transport telephone (08) 8391 7234

Mount Barker Shopping Shuttle Brochure

Mount Barker Shopping Shuttle Brochure Large Print

The Mount Barker District Council's 12 seat bus is sponsored by Continuum Care.

For more information on the Community Bus click here.

Public Transport

• Adelaide Metro – SouthLink is the bus company that provides public transport services in the Hills region. SouthLink timetables are listed on the Adelaide Metro website. There is also a handy Journey Planner on the home page that determines the bus routes and times to get from A to B anywhere in Adelaide.
  > Adelaide Metro website
• Hahndorf Loop SouthLink - sponsored by Mount Barker District Council
  > Hahndorf Loop Timetable
• Meadows to Mount Barker/Callington to Mount Barker – SouthLink
  > Callington and Meadows Flexi Bus
• Link SA - Timetables for the Torrens Valley area of the Adelaide Hills Council
  > Link SA Website

Coach Services

BusSA

The BusSA website provides information about bus, coach and taxi services in country areas, including time tables.

http://www.bussa.asn.au/

Subsidies and Other Information

Department of Veteran Affairs Repatriation Transport Scheme

Department of Veteran Affairs Gold Card holders are eligible for assistance towards travelling expenses for medical treatment. White Card holders are eligible for assistance toward travelling expenses for the treatment of certain medical conditions.

> Click here to go to the Department of Veterans' Affairs Website

South Australian Transport Subsidy Scheme (SATSS)

SATSS provides people who are unable to use public transport because of a disability with 80 personalised vouchers for subsidised taxi travel every six months.

> Click here to go to the SATSS Website

Adelaide Access Taxis

Adelaide Access Taxis caters for passengers with disabilities – particularly those with mobility aids, such as wheelchairs and scooters. The vehicles are fitted with hydraulic lifts, enabling passengers in wheelchairs and scooters to be loaded directly into the taxi where they are secured and transported to their destination. Telephone 1300 360 940, 7.00am-8.00pm 7 days a week.

Disabled Persons Parking Permit (DDP)

A Disabled Persons Parking Permit allows a vehicle to be parked in parking spaces which are sign posted and have the people with disabilities symbol painted on the road surface. Also enables the vehicle to be parked for twice the period indicated on the sign, or for the period indicated on the sign and a further 90 minutes, whichever is the greater.

> Further Information on DDP

Independent Living Centre

Independent Living centre has information on transfer aids to assist people to get in and out of vehicles. Phone 1300 885 886.

> Further Information on Living Centres Australia

Keoride

In December 2019, the State Government released a new app called Keoride, where passengers can use it to order an on-demand bus to take them anywhere within the Mount Barker township.

This is a successful outcome from a regional public transport study Council initiated and funded, which made recommendations on improving the provision of public transport services and infrastructure in the district and across the region.

One of the key recommendations of the study was to undertake ‘On demand’ bus trials in specific locations and Council is extremely pleased that this has been picked up and implemented by the South Australian Government. The ‘on demand’ bus trial commenced in Mount Barker in January 2020. The initial six-month trial was extended until January 2021 and the service areas extended to include Littlehampton and Nairne. Keoride has continued to operate passed this date.

The fares align with the Adelaide Metro fare structure. This will mean that you will be able to make transfers for FREE within a 2 hour period including between Keoride and Adelaide Metro services. Seniors will also be able to travel for FREE between certain hours (non-peak).

To view the map of the service area go to https://www.sa.keoride.com.au/service-areas.

For more information sa.keoride.com.au

For more FAQs about the new service www.sa.keoride.com.au/faqs