Community transport
Community transport is a service available for Shire residents, to help them to remain independent, access their local community and maintain social connections. To determine if you are eligible for services, please contact My Aged Care.
Please note:
- Passengers need to be independent and mobile; wheelchairs and mobility aids can be accommodated.
- Passenger numbers are limited and will be allocated on a first to book basis.
Download: Community Transport Brochure(PDF, 573KB)
For more service information, please contact the Community Transport on 5950 1605.
Dial-a-Bus
Dial-A-Bus is a transport service that operates across the Peninsula for clients registered with My Aged Care. Each township has a dedicated day for services heading into the shopping precinct in the area. The service includes a pick-up and drop-off from a client's homes. Return trips starting in the early afternoon.
Cost of travel on Dial-A-Bus is $1.00 each way.
For information and bookings, please phone 5950 1605.
Please note: Bookings must be made by 10am on the business day prior to the day of travel.
Dial-A-Bus Timetables
Click on the route names below to download the latest timetable.
- Balnarring to Hastings(PDF, 385KB) - Thursday
- Balnarring and Hastings to Mornington(PDF, 409KB) - Wednesday
- Dromana to Rosebud via McCrae(PDF, 394KB) - Thursday
- Flinders to Hastings(PDF, 384KB) - Monday
- McCrae to Rosebud(PDF, 394KB) - Tuesday
- Mornington area(PDF, 389KB) - Tuesday
- Mornington area(PDF, 389KB) - Wednesday
- Mount Eliza to Mornington(PDF, 402KB) - Wednesday
- Mount Martha to Mornington(PDF, 400KB) - Tuesday
- Portsea to Rosebud(PDF, 399KB) - Tuesday
- Red Hill to Hastings(PDF, 388KB) - Monday
- Rye to Rosebud(PDF, 392KB) - Tuesday
- Safety Beach to Mornington(PDF, 397KB) - Thursday
- Somerville and Tyabb to Somerville (incl. Baxter)(PDF, 385KB) - Wednesday
Outings and Excursions
The Shire offers a program of regular outings and excursions to places and events of interest for people who are assessed as eligible for the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP).
Cost of travel on Outings and Excursions is $8.50 per trip. Additional costs for each trip are at the passenger's own expense, eg venue entry, lunch, etc.
Program of outings for March to July 2025:
Health Access Transport
Health Access Transport supports clients to access medical appointments located within the Mornington Peninsula area. This service requires a booking and is subject to availability.
This is a pick-up and drop off service, not an accompanied appointment. Clients must be able to embark and disembark independently.
What our clients say
"Dial A Bus has reduced my isolation and given me the freedom to access my community."