December 2020 Time 2 Enjoy Calendar

December 2020 Time2Enjoy Calendar Bus Fare $20.00 * Please note: You will receive your pick-up time in an automated phone call the evening before your outing Venues encourage and prefer payment by card to minimise contact with cash. 01 EAST 02 WEST 03 WEST 04 EAST TUE Morning tea at WED Morning tea at FRI THU Morning tea at Southern Gateway, Southern Gateway, Bud Café, then scenic drive, then scenic drive, then Morning tea at The Christmas shopping and lunch shopping and lunch Bud Café, then Shop and lunch at at Figtree Grove at Figtree Grove The Christmas Taren Point Shopping Centre Shopping Centre Shop and lunch at Bowling Club Taren Point Bowling Club 07 WEST 08 EAST 09 WEST 10 WEST 11 EAST FRI MON TUE WED THU Morning tea at Southern Gateway, Morning tea at Morning tea at Morning tea at Morning tea at scenic drive to Southern Gateway, Southern Gateway, Southern Gateway, Southern Gateway, Berry and Lunch at the club scenic drive to scenic drive to scenic drive to scenic drive to Berry and Lunch at Berry and Lunch at Berry and Lunch at Berry and Lunch at the club the club the club the club 14 WEST 15 EAST 16 WEST & EAST 17 WEST 18 EAST FRI MON TUE WED THU Celebrate Christmas early Celebrate Celebrate BBQ Lunch at Activus Celebrate with lunch at Christmas early Christmas early Depot. Come meet the Christmas early Woolooware Golf staff and let us serve Club with lunch at with lunch at with lunch at Woolooware Golf Woolooware Golf you lunch and Woolooware Golf thankyou for your Club Club Club support! 21 EAST * * C H R I S T M A S W E E K ** MON 22 WEST 23 WEST & EAST 24 EAST & WEST 25 Evening Outing FRI Dinner at a popular TUE WED THU Christmas Day Shire club, then Evening Outing Christmas Christmas Shire Christmas Dinner at a popular shopping shopping Lights Tour Shire club, then at at Shire Christmas Southgate Southgate Shopping Centre Shopping Centre Lights Tour Bus Fare $10.00 Bus Fare $10.00

Assistant GM's Message ACTIVUS I probably don’t need to tell you that 2020 certainly TRANSPORT h has been a particularly strange year! It all started to u unfold in March when the pandemic came to our FOODBANK DONATIONS ho shores and turned our lives upside down. Social uti outing trips were cancelled, social distancing and Activus will be collecting donations for h handwashing became ‘the norm’ and staff took their Orana Foodbank. If you would like o computers and phones and started to work from home. to make a donation please hand to your But all was not lost, and in typical Aussie fashion we turned a difficult time driver. They are running short on Coffee, into something worthwhile. Our friendship bus visited 100’s of isolated customers and presented them with a goodie bag of donated gifts from many Peanut butter, Jam, Savory biscuits, of our friends in the Shire. We started a community calling program where Shampoo, Vegemite, Honey etc we regularly checked in on customers for a chat and to see how they were coping and we also took the opportunity to reassess some 5000 customers – THANKYOU so although our trip numbers were down we were still kept very busy and our moral was boosted by the lovely feedback we received from the friendship Important Information bus and community calling project. If you have been tested for COVID-19 and are Now that we are getting used to the new ‘normal’ and we have plenty of toilet awaiting your results, please do not attend any paper and soap back on our shelves, life is looking a bit more rosy. outings until you receive a negative result. You’ll notice that the number of social outings on offer in the calendar have doubled as we cater for more passengers whilst still keeping the numbers • Hand sanitiser will be provided on each bus. If you low on our buses. Your health and that of our staff are still our top priorities. are not feeling well on the day please remain at home. Thanks must go to the team of Activus staff that organise and assist in bringing you a variety of outings that we hope you enjoy and remember Pick-Up Times fondly. We would love to hear from you about what outings you have enjoyed so that we can bring you more so don’t hesitate to call 8555 0000 You will receive an automated call the day before with your feedback. your trip. Please ensure that you are ready 15 minutes prior to your pick-up time. Next year you will see a brand new look 8 page newsletter which will include the social outings calendar. It will be published every 2 months and have 2 Club Entry – COVID Safe Practice months of calendars inside it. The first one will be the January/February 2021 Newsletter and it’s going to be posted to every customer. It will also be All visitors will be required to present a valid ID, emailed to those customers that provide us with their email addresses and it Pension and/or Concession Card, provide their will be on our website too. name, address and contact number when signing in. I can’t tell you everything that will be in the newsletter as its ‘under wraps’ at this stage but I can leak a little headliner – ‘Our Convoy to Cronulla’ It’s Lunch Options going to be a HUGE event. Every Activus vehicle will be making its way in formation throughout the Shire, headed up by a motorcycle group. We’ve Outings that are a scenic drive with morning tea even got a plane taking part in the convoy! The Convoy will take place on and lunch at a park, you may either BYO lunch or Saturday 13th March and there will be heaps more news in the Jan/Feb we will stop to get takeaway. newsletter so keep an eye out. Companion Cards A carer traveling with you must have a current Companion Card to qualify for free bus fare fare or full cost is payable. Please accept our very best wishes for a very merry Christmas and we hope to see all your lovely faces riding with us again in the new year. Until then – stay safe and take care, Stephanie