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13th
March 2012

Medical Companion Project Extended to help Victorians in Need

Patient safety and support on public transport in Melbourne will increase following the extension on Travellers Aid Australia free Medical Companion Project.

The landmark pilot project launched in March last year has matched volunteers with more than 350 medical travellers from metropolitan and regional areas to help them get to and from appointments in central Melbourne.

 

Amy - user of Travellers Aid Australia services with link to full article

7th
June 2011

175,000 services for Travellers Aid Australia at Flinders Street Station

This week Travellers Aid Australia officially celebrates providing its 175,000th service to travellers in need at Flinders Street Station. Travellers Aid Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that provides vital travel-related support for everyday travellers in Melbourne.

29-year-old Amy who studies social work at university and has Cerebral Palsy, is a long-term user of Travellers Aid Australia’s services after first hearing about it from a friend ten years ago. Intrigued about the free access to accessible bathrooms and support, Amy now visits Travellers Aid Australia regularly while attending university in the CBD.

3rd
February 2011

Assistance to people needing to travel to Queensland

Due to the recent cyclone, and in conjunction with the floods in Queensland, there are many parts of the area which have been declared a disaster zone.  The need to consider the appropriateness of arranging travel for already vulnerable people in other areas of Australia to QLD has continued to be a priority.

Travellers Aid Australia (TAA) is continuing to assess each request by our clients to travel to Queensland and we are still restricting travel assistance to QLD based on the following:

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