Pittwater Life October 2018 Issue
Back to the beach. We're getting angry! Operation Go. Wherefore art though? Latest Local News.
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New bus fills hospital tran<br />
THE BIG REVEAL: Thousands of locals have taken guided tours of the new NB Hospital.<br />
News<br />
The missing piece of the new Northern<br />
Beaches Hospital puzzle has<br />
been found, with the New South<br />
Wales Government set to sign off on a<br />
bespoke shuttle bus service that will<br />
convey <strong>Pittwater</strong> residents to and from<br />
the new hospital campus at Frenchs<br />
Forest.<br />
<strong>Pittwater</strong> <strong>Life</strong> understands a subsidised<br />
community mini-bus will operate<br />
from Mona Vale Hospital and surrounding<br />
areas to assist non-emergency<br />
patients and people unable to arrange<br />
transport to the new hospital.<br />
The dedicated shuttle service is expected<br />
to be up and running in time for the<br />
hospital’s opening on Tuesday <strong>October</strong><br />
30 (its official announcement was imminent<br />
as <strong>Pittwater</strong> <strong>Life</strong> went to press).<br />
The bus will run on a set timetable<br />
between the hospital campuses at Mona<br />
Vale and Frenchs Forest – with an additional<br />
scope that will allow passengers<br />
to book seats and be picked up and<br />
dropped off at their homes.<br />
Travel frequency is earmarked for<br />
four return shuttles each day, with<br />
prices starting at $6 up to $10 one-way,<br />
depending on the passengers’ concession<br />
eligibility and their pick-up or<br />
drop-off location.<br />
The service will ease concerns, particularly<br />
amongst the elderly community,<br />
about transportation to the new<br />
hospital to attend scheduled specialist<br />
appointments and procedures.<br />
It will fill the gap identified by local<br />
community groups who have been lobbying<br />
the government for a new direct<br />
bus route from Mona Vale through Narrabeen<br />
and the Wakehurst Parkway to<br />
the new hospital.<br />
Meanwhile, thousands of local residents<br />
eager to check out the hospital<br />
before its official opening have come<br />
away with a better appreciation of the<br />
new facility.<br />
Joining a tour of the pristine nine-storey<br />
state-of-the art hospital last month<br />
was Gail Carew of Mona Vale, part of a<br />
group from The Rotary Club of the Upper<br />
Northern Beaches.<br />
“Those of us who went through the<br />
hospital were very impressed with what<br />
18 OCTOBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
The Local Voice Since 1991
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