Cooloola Coast Medical Transport Inc.

Tel 07 5486 2488 Fax 5486 4971 email

5/6 Scullett Drive, Cooloola Cove, Qld 4580, Australia

Background and history of Cooloola Coast Medical Transport

Cooloola Coast Medical Transport was formed in October 2003 when a small group of community minded residents of Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove realised the need to assist the frail, aged and disabled residents of the area including Rainbow Beach, with non urgent medical transport. Due to the isolation of the area from major hospitals and specialists and because these patients were outside the guidelines in place for the Queensland Ambulance Service, this small group of people founded the Cooloola Coast Medical Transport.

With an amount of only $18.45 the residents (all volunteers) commenced their operations from a small office at the Resource Centre in Tin Can Bay and used their own private vehicles to assist those in need. As time went by, other members of the community began to volunteer their services. A small fee was charged to cover the cost of petrol etc., and when the amount of $50.00 was attained, the first bank account was opened in the name of Cooloola Coast Medical Transport.

As the organisation grew, the group of volunteers purchased a second hand vehicle to use for transporting people. They also moved into other premises for a minimal monthly rental. It became very obvious to the residents of the area that this service was vital to assist the aged, frail and disabled with transport to other town doctors and hospitals.

The organisation has since grown dramatically and now have their own office with secure vehicle parking to house the five new vehicles in it's fleet.

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