Activus Newsletter September October 2022

Activus News September/October 2022 Edition Message from the GM Welcome to the September & As part of my role sitting on the CTO Meanwhile the impact of late October Edition board, I am very proud of the proactive cancellations on our services is becoming decision we took to work with the difficult to manage and extremely costly. Recently we have been advocating University of Wollongong and Professor We are often unable to fill a booking when against proposed Government Aged Kathy Eagar, to design a new alternative a cancellation is received within 24 hours Care reforms which would negatively service funding program which of your trip. Please advise our office as impact the services we provide to our answered all the Royal Commission early as possible if you need to cancel – valued customers. In particular, changes recommendations whilst providing in- we may be able to help another customer. to the Support at Home Program have depth design to to maintain the viability been at the forefront of our concern. of Community Transport services for As we are all aware, everything seems to our community. This is being reviewed be increasing in price and unfortunately In May 2022 we saw the Convoy to Cook nationally by other services such as Activus is not immune to these pressures. Fleet take to the streets. We put a call Meals on Wheels and has attracted Activus has not changed the majority of out to our customers to write to our local national attention from the Department its subsidised fares for many years. We Members, in an effort to express these must now increase the fares of some concerns. We shared clear information The CTO continues to work in services in order to continue running on how the proposed Support at Home collaboration nationally with the them. From September, 2022 our program, scheduled to begin in Support at Home alliance to advocate Time2Enjoy and city trip service will incur mid-2023, would end annual block to the Government: moderate increases. Our Sutherland Shire funding and put enormous strain on and Kogarah fares remain unchanged but Activus, to continue operating at its • Continue block funding until will be under review for the rest of the current level, with reasonable subsidised such time as a sustainable year. fares. alternative can be agreed upon Yours, Well, with your help, Activus' strong • Understand the impact the action from the Community Transport changes will potentially Greg Stanger Organisation (CTO-NSW peak body) and inflict on the community numerous other peak bodies and alliances we have managed to bring • Build a funding model which is some initial changes. Although no holistic and worthy of Australians who decision has been made yet on what the need support to remain independent new funding program will finally look like, and able to access their communities the new Government has pushed back through this vital type of transport. the time frame by 12 months to July, 2024 to allow for further industry consultation and co-design.

SEPTEMBER 2022 Time2Enjoy Calendar T 4 BLOK JUS ES JUST4BLOKES ES 01 02 JUS FRI T 4 BLOK THU WEST Join us each month for bus outings designed by blokes Crown St Markets Just4Blokes. Are you keen to visit new and interesting places EAST and Lunch at Towradgi Park (suggested by blokes) with other like-minded blokes? Then Northern Beaches Bowling Club why not join us for a full-day bus outing and pub lunch with Scenic drive and $12 lunch specials new or old mates. Cost is just $20 for the return trip PLUS entry fee and pub lunch. Call 8555 0000 to book now! Lunch at Harbord Diggers Freshwater 05 06 07 08 09 FRI MON TUE WED THU EAST Crown St Markets EAST & WEST WEST EAST WEST and Lunch at Towradgi Park INVOICED EVENT: Northern Beaches Calmsley Hill City Farm Northern Beaches Bowling Club Wollongong Town Hall Scenic drive and Lunch from the Kiosk Scenic drive and $12 lunch specials Music in the Morning \"What's new Pussycat\" Lunch at Harbord or bring your own Lunch at Harbord Cost: $25 + Bus Fare Diggers Freshwater picnic. Entry: $23 Diggers Freshwater JUST 4 BLOK 14 EST 4 BLOK 12 ES 13 WED 15 16 JUS MON TUE WEST THU FRI EAST & WEST WEST Calmsley Hill City Farm EAST WEST Lunch from the Kiosk Just4Blokes Calmsley Hill City Farm Let's Lunch at Shopping Lunch from the Kiosk or bring your own Oatley Hotel! at Westfield Warragamba Dam & Lunch at picnic. Entry: $23 East Gardens Warragamba Workers Meat or bring your own Raffle available on the Day. picnic. Entry: $23 *WALKING* 19 20 21 22 23 FRI MON TUE WED THU EAST EAST WEST EAST WEST Shopping Scenic drive to Scenic drive to Scenic Drive to Kiama Scenic drive to at Westfield Bowral for Bowral for Lunch at your leisure Bowral for East Gardens Tulip Time! Tulip Time! Tulip Time! Entry $7.50 Entry $7.50 then explore the Entry $7.50 Farmers Markets 26 27 28 29 30 FRI MON TUE WED THU WEST WEST EAST WEST EAST Let's Lunch at Scenic drive to Scenic drive to Scenic Drive to Kiama Scenic drive to Oatley Hotel! Bowral for Bowral for Lunch at your leisure Bowral for Tulip Time! Tulip Time! Tulip Time! Entry $7.50 Entry $7.50 then explore the Entry $7.50 Farmers Markets

OCTOBER 2022 Time2Enjoy Calendar JUS T 4 BLOK EST 4 BLOK 03 04 ES 05 06 07 JUS FRI MON TUE WED THU PUBLIC EAST AND WEST EAST WEST EAST HOLIDAY Just4Blokes Shoalhaven Heads Shoalhaven Heads Elizabeth Farm Powerhouse Museum Native Botanic Native Botanic Rosehill & Lunch at Ultimo & Lunch at Glasgow Garden & Lunch Garden & Lunch at Shoalhaven at Shoalhaven Club Parramatta Arms  Hotel Heads Hotel Heads Hotel *WALKING* 10 11 12 13 14 MON TUE WED THU FRI EAST AND WEST WEST WEST EAST WEST Cash Housie at Shoalhaven Heads The Papermill The Papermill Elizabeth Farm Moorebank Sports Native Botanic Liverpool for Lunch Liverpool for Lunch Rosehill & Lunch at Club. Books from Garden & Lunch & a vist to Mick the & a vist to Mick the $13. Big prizes to be at Shoalhaven Club Parramatta Heads Hotel Pie Man Bakery Pie Man Bakery won! 17 18 19 20 21 MON TUE WED THU FRI EAST AND WEST EAST WEST EAST WEST Bingo at Dooleys INVOICED EVENT The Arms of INVOICED EVENT Elizabeth Farm Lidcombe Bass & Flinders Cruise Australia Inn Nepean Belle Scenic Rosehill & Lunch at First book is Cost: $55 + Bus Fare Museum Adventure Cruise Club Parramatta free with prizes Entry: $10 (Morning Cost: $65 + Bus Fare to be won Tea included) 24 25 26 27 28 FRI MON TUE WED THU WEST WEST EAST EAST WEST The Arms of The Arms of INVOICED EVENT Australia Inn Nepean Belle Scenic Australia Inn INVOICED EVENT Let's Lunch at Bass & Flinders Cruise Museum Oatley Hotel! Adventure Cruise Museum Cost: $55 + Bus Fare Entry: $10 (Morning Cost: $65 + Bus Fare Entry: $10 (Morning Tea included) Tea included) 31 MON EAST & WEST INVOICED EVENT Wollongong Townhall Music in the Morning Jennifer Gray \"Songs from the Heart\" Cost: $25 + Bus Fare

10 Questions Fee Increases With Pam We have held onto our current CHSP pricing for the last 1. How long have you been 3 ½ years without any increase. However, due to a large working with Activus? increase in fuel and operational costs over the last 12-18 17 months. months it has become necessary for us to raise our trip fares on some of our outings whilst still maintaining our quality. 2. What is the one thing you cannot resist? Please note the below changes which will come into effect ABC news programs. from 1st September 2022. Car transport to the City & Eastern suburbs 3. What is your greatest fear? • One way: $65 Losing my curiosity • Return: $95 Car transport to the Airport 4. Where is your favourite place to be? • One way only: $60 In a theatre, waiting to be entertained T2E • Bus Fare: $25 5. Where is the best place you’ve travelled to and why? Siem Reap, Cambodia. A childhood school Changes to Invoiced Events friend invited 70 friends to celebrate her 50th in Cambodia, from where she was exporting Due to a big response to our recent Invoiced Events, homewares and textiles to Australia invoices going forward will be generated monthly (on the 1st business day of each month) from September 2022. 6. What’s the weirdest job you’ve ever had? I have had a few... Selling mattresses, I think! THANK YOU! 7. What would you do if you weren’t doing this? Massive thanks to the wonderful Caringbah Rotary Travelling everywhere, in style group, Barbara, Jeff and Dave for the Goody Bags which were recently donated to the Just4Blokes group. 8. Any favourite line from a movie? \"Just keep swimming” - Finding Nemo, 2003 9. Tell us something that might surprise us about you. I reluctantly went sky-diving at a CSR conference 10. If you could choose anyone, who would you pick as your mentor? My late father – he taught me a lot of practical skills WINNER OF THE Important Dates September 2022 Important Dates October 2022 COMPETITION 'WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT 1st September Indigenous Literacy Day 1st October International Day of ACTIVUS TRANSPORT IN Older Persons 25 WORDS OR LESS!’ 2nd September Legacy Badge Day “There are no strangers 4th September Father’s Day 3rd October Public Holiday Labor Day here – just friends you have not met – I now have many” 1st–5th September Women's Health Week 10th October World Mental Health Day Congratulations to Julie N! 1st–31st September Prostate Cancer 1st–31st October October Breast Cancer Awareness Month Awareness Month 1st–31st October October is Mental Health Month NSW