Together @ TransitCare

TransitCare services are considered essential to our community and we will continue to take you where you need to go. Our dedicated drivers and their Community Flyers are here to drive you to your hospital and medical appointments, to collect your medications from the pharmacy and take you to the shops, the post office and to any of your essential appointments.

However, during these uncertain times, it is important now, more than ever that our TransitCare family remains connected. If you are feeling socially isolated, scared or vulnerable, our TransitCare team wants you to know that you can join us here 24 hours a day. We will continue to add new content to this page and our staff and volunteers will and all the people who are so familiar to you will add their messages and favourite things to do.

On this page, we have some songs to make you laugh, the Gallery of Stars featuring our wonderful staff and volunteers, our Social Support team, Abby and the 50 Plus Fitters, official information relating to COVID-19, armchair travel, craft and cooking, tours of zoos and aquariums and other wonderful places around the world. We have also included our Facebook feed for those people who do not have a Facebook profile of their own, and videos from TransitCare’s new YouTube channel.

Please visit this page regularly, as we will be adding new stories, videos and sections throughout the duration of your isolation. If there is anything you would like to see included in this page or you’d like to send us a message, please CONTACT US here. Then, continue to SCROLL down through the pages below to access the ever changing content.

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The Gallery of Stars

Our wonderful staff and volunteers would love to give a big SHOUT OUT to all of our clients out there. We miss you all and can’t wait until we can all be back on the road together.

Entertainment

CORONA PLAYLIST

Please take a moment for some light relief with our Corona Playlist (Don’t forget to hit “Skip Ad” (bottom right of screen) after the first three seconds).

Couch Choir – The Carpenters (They Long To Be) Close to You

The evolution of Pub Choir for the age of coronavirus, Couch Choir, has drawn more than 1,000 videos from across the world as they strive to bring people together during social isolation.The social organisation Pub Choir began in Brisbane in 2017 drawing hundreds of people together to learn harmonies and record popular songs.

For Couch Choir, singers were encouraged to visit the Pub Choir Facebook where three videos of different harmonies were published to encourage participants to record themselves singing at home.The videos received were mixed together into a music clip that has had more than 350,000 views since being released on Sunday 29 March.

Australia sings as one | ABC Yours

Sound of Music – The Corona Medleys

The Sound of a Pandemic! Don’t worry, Maria and the Von Trapplings know how to deal with it!

How do You Solve a Problem like Corona?

Hey There Corona Parody (Hey There Delilah)

Neil Diamond – Hands….. Washing Hands….

I Can’t Get No …. Sanitiser (Rolling Stones parody).

THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO

Old-time radio mysteries and adventures

MUSICALS, OPERAS, CONCERTS

Love Never Dies – STREAMING FRIDAY 24 APRIL FOR 48 HOURS

The Shows Must Go On is a YouTube channel bringing you show tunes, backstage access and full performances from some of the best loved musicals in history! It features melodic moments, show-stopping solos and high notes for the history books. Each Friday, Andrew Lloyd Webber will be releasing a full-length, smash-hit musical once a week for you to watch for free!

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies – the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera will be streamed for free on YouTube, with the show available online from Friday 24 April 2020. Set 10 years later, the Phantom has escaped from Paris to New York where he lives amongst the joy rides and freak shows of Coney Island. He has finally found a place for his music to soar, all that is missing is his love Christine Daae. In a bid to win back her love, the Phantom lures Christine, her husband Raoul and their young son Gustave from Manhatten, to the glittering and glorious world of Coney Island. They have not idea what lies in store for them. Starring Ben Lewis as The Phantom and Anna O’Byrne as Christine, this show will be available for 48 hours. Here is the link to The Shows Must Go On YouTube Channel, with other shows that have appeared.

GO TO 'THE SHOW MUST GO ON' YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE

Music from the Home Front – BROADCAST LIVE SUNDAY 25 APRIL AT 7.30 pm on Channel 9

Some of Australia and New Zealand’s biggest stars will come together on Anzac Day, Saturday April 25 at 7.30pm on Nine for a televised concert to thank essential workers on the COVID-19 frontline.

Music From The Home Front will feature Ben Lee, Birds Of Tokyo with West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Courtney Barnett, Delta Goodrem, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Kevin Parker (Tame Impala), Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly, The Rubens, The Wiggles, Vance Joy and Vika & Linda Bull. The concert’s hosts and additional artists will be announced in the coming days.

Andrea Bocelli Live from Dumo di Milano

Andrea Bocelli has staged an incredible solo concert at the historic Duomo cathedral in Milan. The Italian tenor was accompanied only by an organist at the empty church in the centre of a city under coronavirus lockdown.

SHOWS AND FILMS

The Shows Must Go On!

COVID-19 Official Information

TransitCare and COVID-19

Here we keep you up to date with the fast changing government messages regarding COVID-19 and and TransitCare travel arrangements and other information. We will provide information from the World Health Organisation, Australian Government and Health Department , the ACCC for an update on coronavirus scams, and further information as it comes to hand.

Queensland Government – Latest Updates and Alerts

Find the latest updates on COVID-19 from the Queensland Government here. Changes include Term 2 school arrangements, changes to border and quarantine requirements and general health advice, government actions and essential information. https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au

Your Guide to Joining Easter Services from Home

With worshippers unable to gather as normal this Easter due to COVID-19, please see how you may mark this special time of year by viewing live streaming from places of worship to your own home. Listed below are information and links for major Christian denominations....

Prescriptions Collected and Medications Delivered FREE OF CHARGE

TransitCare will assist any Seniors or people with a disability who qualify under the NDIS to have their prescriptions collected from home and their medications filled by their pharmacy and delivered back to their front door FREE OF CHARGE. Phone our Contact Centre...

Scammers Targeting Superannuation in COVID-19 Crisis

Scammers are now trying to exploit Australians financially impacted by the CO-VID 19 crisis with new superannuation scams being reported to Scamwatch in recent weeks. Scammers are already trying to take advantage of the Government's recent announcement that people...

Track Corona Live Around the World

On this website, you will be able to track Coronavirus live around the world. https://www.trackcorona.live/

Queensland Government Dept of Health Updates

Visit here for the latest updates including current status and contact tracing, media releases and Chief Health Officer public health directions. https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19

Advice for People at Risk of Coronavirus

Some people are at greater risk of more serious illness with COVID-19. Read this advice on how to protect those most at risk in our community. These include people over the age of 60, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people over the age of 50, and those living...

How to Protect Yourself and Others

To help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and protect those who are most at risk, it is important that you take the recommended steps to protect yourself and others. On this page, read about surgical masks, how to slow the spread and vaccinations....

What You Need to Know About Coronavirus

COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a new virus. Symptoms include fever, coughing, a sore throat and shortness of breath. The virus can spread from person to person, but good hygiene can prevent infection. Find out who is at risk and what you should do if you...

Coronavirus Current Situation and Case Numbers

Visit here to see how the Australian Government is managing the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia as a health emergency. This page is updated every day with the current situation, latest case numbers and related information. You can learn about the current status in...

Social Support Programme

TransitCare is so much more than community transport. We offer fabulous social activities, a friendly and entertaining programme at TransitCare Head Office and more extended Community Flyer Adventures to interesting and beautiful locations. We also have our Men on the Move and Women who Wander which offer day trips featuring and activity and lunch.

We miss our regular, fun social outings and seeing all of our clients in here at TransitCare Head Office. We are also missing our Community Flyer Adventures and Men on the Move. We were also looking forward to bringing you Women who Wander in 2020 and have some great locations planned for when our programme is no longer suspended.

Here’s a flashback to happier times, when we were altogether. We know that we will have fun together again soon!

SOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF SERVICE

MAISIE’S POETRY CORNER

Community Flyer Adventures

Our Community Flyer Adventures have been suspended until the government gives us approval to recommence. Here are some flashbacks to our happy times and fabulous trips!

Men on the Move

Our Men on the Move have only been “on the road” since last July, but already, we have had some fabulous adventures. These include the Breakfast Creek Hotel, the Port of Brisbane, Brisbane Airport, the Lighthouse Restaurant at Cleveland and the Maritime Museum and Ship Inn. We look forward to recommencing these trips with you. In the meantime, please enjoy these happy memories.

Women who Wander

Women who Wander was planned to commence in 2020 but unfortunately, due to Coronavirus, this has also been postponed. However, we look forward to taking our women on some fabulous trips as soon as we are able to commence travelling again. Our first trip will be to the Samford Lifestyle Centre. Here are some photos of this beautiful venue.

50 Plus Fitter with Abby

Abby, our extraordinary Activities Coordinator is, as always a laugh and a bundle of fun! Join in and keep fit as she runs through some regular exercises.

Armchair Travel

We have been in quarantine for a few weeks now and we are all a little tired of baking, especially since flour is another scarce commodity! So instead of whipping up another batch of biscuits, why not take some time to travel the world from the comfort of your armchair!

Places of Interest

Enjoy virtual tours and live streaming from places of interest in Australia and around the world. Check into here regularly for new locations and venues.

NASA at Home

Let NASA bring the universe into your home. Check out this fabulous site for viewing NASA from the comfort of your lounge room. https://www.nasa.gov/specials/nasaathome/index.html

Tour the Australian Parliament

Explore the Senate and House of Representatives chambers, the Federation chamber and a Senate committee room on this 360 degree virtual tour. http://virtualtour.aph.gov.au

Arts and Culture Virtual Tours

Check out Google Arts and Culture which features content from over 2,000 leading museums. Virtually tour the museums' galleries and view over 32,000 pieces of artworks and artifacts. https://artsandculture.google.com

Cirque du Soleil goes Digital

International contemporary circus brand Cirque du Soleil have announced they will be bringing their shows online. On Thursday, the Montreal-based company announced the launch of CirqueConnect, a new ‘digital content hub’ that allows fans to connect with Cirque content...

Queensland Museum Virtual Tour

Queensland Museum is a museum of natural history, cultural heritage, science and human achievement that tells the changing story of Queensland. The Museum houses permanent and changing exhibitions and also provides in-depth education experiences. Take a tour through...

Queensland Museum Network – Explore the Collection

Check in here to explore the online collections of the Queensland Museum Network. You can search a selection of 788,716 cultural artefacts, historical objects, biological specimens and geological samples held by the Queensland Museum....

Queensland Museum Network

Check in here to visit the museums in Queensland including Queensland Museum and Sciencentre, Museum of Tropical Queensland, The Workshops Rail Museum, Cobb+Co Museum and Future Makers - STEMed https://www.youtube.com/user/QueenslandMuseum

Visit the Sydney Aquarium

Discover all of the underwater creatures you'll find at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium by watching the live streams below. View the shark feeding frenzy, check out the baby seahorses, get on the ice with the sub-antartic penguins, meet Pig the Dugong, and learn more about...

Taronga Zoo Live Streaming

With Taronga Zoo now closed, 24/7 live-streaming cameras have been set up so that you can enjoy your favourite animals at any time of the day. If you can't see them, they might be exploring out of camera range, or just sleeping! Scroll down to see Tiger Cam (most...

The 3D Living Reef at QUT

If you can’t get to the Great Barrier Reef, then the new interactive reef exhibition on the giant screens of The Cube at QUT offers the next best thing. The Living Reef is a 3D underwater ecosystem with complex artificial intelligence (AI) driving the marine species...

Things to Keep You Busy!

Stay tuned here to find lots of things to keep you occupied during isolation.

Ways to Commemorate ANZAC Day 2020

Ceremonies Anzac Day parades across the country have been cancelled due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn't mean you can't commemorate ANZAC Day and show your support for past and present military persons. #StayAtHome and show your support by...

Ballet for Seniors

Release your inner ballet dancer during home isolation with Queensland Ballet's online dance classes led by QB's teaching artists. There special Seniors classes run for approximately 30 minutes and no experience is necessary. Ballet for Seniors is a modified barre...

Easter Hunt

In the interests of maintaining social distancing we have prepared a small TransitCare virtual Easter hunt. In the first photo, you will see the items to be hunted. You will find these items hidden in the subsequent photos.Happy hunting!. PHOTO 1: Office, PHOTO 2:...

Take a Tour of the Chelsea Flower Show on BBC

The Chelsea Flower Show will be a virtual show in 2020, running from 18 May - 23 May. Details will be announced in the coming weeks and will be shared on a number of platforms so that people can enjoy them and share the joy of gardening. We will bring you the virtual...

Listen to TED and TEDx

TED stands for (Technology, Entertainment, Design), started as an American media organisation that posts scripted speeches taped before live audiences, called "Talks", online for free distribution. Talks are accompanied by the slogan "ideas worth spreading". TEDx is...

Learn From the University of the Third Age (U3A)

The University of the Third Age is an international movement whose aims are the education and stimulation of mainly retired members of the community—those in their third 'age' of life. It is commonly referred to as U3A. Their website from the UK has many wonderful...

Free Adult Colouring Books

Discover on these sites, free downloadable PDF colouring pages with various themes, artists, difficulty levels and styles including mandalas and art therapy, anti-stress. flowers and vegetation, animals, countries, masterpieces, pop art, history, special events.... ....

Books to Hunker Down With

Keep your distance but don’t distance yourself from great reading, Australian Geographic style, with these books our staffers think you should devour....

Simple Exercises for Seniors

With many people now self-isolating and social distancing at home, the need to stay active has never been greater. With the elderly and vulnerable being advised to stay at home during the COVID-19 crisis, the importance of staying active as never been greater....

Self-Isolation Entertainment Guide

As the looming threat of Covid-19 intensifies, many Australians have rightfully taken the government's advice onboard by practising self-isolation and social distancing in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Whether you're staying home under...

News and Articles

Stay up to date with the Quest Newspapers from your local area. COMING SOON – a variety of free news articles from around the globe!

Starts at 60

Starts at Sixty is a news, blog and information website and online community for Seniors and over 60s in Australia and New Zealand. They cover travel, living, romance, grey nomads, health, money matters, retirement, retirement lifestyles, hobbies, humour and life...

Quest Newspapers – South West Satellite

Read your digital copy of the South West Satellite here. http://quest.smedia.com.au/south-west-news/

Quest Newspapers – Westside News

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Quest Newspapers – Albert & Logan News

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Quest Newspapers – Wynnum Herald

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Quest Newspapers – South East Advertiser

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Quest Newspapers – Southern Star

Read your digital copy of the Southern Star here. http://quest.smedia.com.au/southern-star/

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TransitCare Community Flyer

4 weeks ago

This week is National Volunteer Week (NVW), Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers. At TransitCare, our volunteers, as part of the TransitCare family, are our most important assets and we greatly appreciate the vital role they play in our organisation. On Saturday, we were able to hold our Volunteer Recognition Ceremony, which had to be cancelled in 2020. We were grateful to be able to express our thanks and appreciation to them all over lunch. The theme for NVW 2021 is Recognise. Reconnect. Reimagine. These words acknowledge that we:RECOGNISE, celebrate and thank volunteers for the vital role they play in our lives. Volunteers make our communities stronger, especially during times of need, crisis or isolation. RECONNECT to what is important by giving our time to help others and ourselves.In a year when many of us have experienced increased loneliness or isolation, mental health or financial stress, our volunteers have helped keep our clients connected to their local communities. REIMAGINE how we better support volunteers and communities they help. During COVID-19, many of our volunteers were unable to work with us, and in this changing world, where Australians are time-poor and experiencing higher degrees of uncertainty and stress, we need to reimagine how we do things. At TransitCare, we are collaborating and adapting our volunteer practices and programmes so we can better support and engage volunteers to continue the necessary work that they do.Thank you again Volunteers. We are so grateful that you continue to support us with your time and care. #NVW2021 Bert van Manen Terry O'Toole #volunteersmakeadifference #VolunteersWeek ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

National Volunteer Week is an annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of Australia's volunteers. Thank you to all TransitCare volunteers for all that you do to assist our clients and our business. The theme of National Volunteer Week is Recognise. Reconnect. Reimagine. We look forward to sharing some images of our wonderful volunteers during next week. Meanwhile here's a flashback to last year, when we waved our thanks to our wonderful volunteer team during COVID lockdown.#NVW2021 #waveforvolunteers ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

On 6 May, our Men's Social Group - Men on the Move - will be visiting the brand new Gold Coast Motor Museum built by siblings Carl and Grant Amor, who devoted themselves to this impressive space as a tribute to their father. The museum is located on 12 acres in the Gold Coast Hinterland at Upper Coomera and has a bar and restaurant and a building that houses a wide range of 75 cars and bikes ranging from 1900 to 1988. We will enjoy a fabulous lunch onsite at Stanley’s Restaurant. There are still some spaces onboard our new coach, so if you are a bloke looking to get out and about, give our Contact Centre a call on 1300 153 636 to book yourself a place. The cost is $60 per person which includes door-to-door transport to and from the location, entry to the museum and a great restaurant lunch. goldcoastmotormuseum.com.au/ ... See MoreSee Less

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GOLD COAST MOTOR MUSEUM 107 kriedeman road upper Coomera, QLD 4209 The Gold Coast Motor Museum in conjunction with Stanley's Barn Restaurant & Bar situated in the picturesque Gold Coast Hinterland. Co...

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TransitCare Community Flyer

3 months ago

COVID 19 LOCKDOWN UPDATE | Due to the impending lockdown from 5.00 pm in the Greater Brisbane area, TransitCare will be operating from 5.00 pm today under restricted conditions for essential travel. All clients are being contacted regarding cancellation of trips for non-essential travel. The lockdown at this stage, takes us until 5.00 pm Thursday 1 April. However, TransitCare will be closed for business from 5.00 pm on 1 April, reopening on Tuesday 6 April at 7.30 am. Presuming that the current lockdown does not continue any longer than three days, business will resume as normal on Tuesday 6 April. Any bookings for this date must be made before 10.00 am on 1 April. We will keep you informed as we receive further updates. ... See MoreSee Less

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TransitCare Community Flyer

3 months ago

TransitCare has expanded our services into Far North Queensland, opening our new branch in Cairns in early February. Our Cairns TransitCare team have been working hard to connect with the local community and thank the Cairns people for their warm, hospitable and very tropical North Queensland welcome. Our business is growing every day and we welcome enquiries from the Cairns population as to how our services might be able to assist. Please enjoy our video on our first 30 days. For eligibility and further information about our Cairns service, please call our Contact Centre on 1300 153 636.Cairns Hospital Barron River - Qld State Electorate | Forum for your say. Wuchopperen Health Service Ltd @Riverside Healthy Living Community Smithfield Smithfield Community Health Centre Pharaoh Care Pharaoh Care Staff Warren Entsch MP Warren Entsch ... See MoreSee Less

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3 months ago

Today our female social club - Women Who Wander - ventured into Brisbane City to enjoy some shopping in the Queen St Mall and a delicious High Tea at the iconic Room With Roses tea house in the Brisbane Arcade. We also enjoyed the Kerri Craig Emporium. What a day we had! It was a big outing for our beautiful new bus, The Lady Ann, as we normally stick to the suburbs. Mark, our driver, did an amazing job finding a safe spot to drop us off and pick us up, plus negotiating the placement of all of our shopping! Our group meets monthly and we can’t wait for our next trip in April! ... See MoreSee Less

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3 months ago

Our new 40 seater coach is now out and about on the road! The Lady Ann will be used to transport TransitCare clients on seniors trips - including Community Flyer Adventures, Men on the Move (Men’s Social Club) and the Women who Wander (Women’s Social Club). In addition, we are offering group travel packages for people living in retirement villages or seniors’ communities and those who belong to social clubs or senior citizen clubs looking to get out and about. If you reside in an independent living facility or belong to a community social group, please let your Lifestyle Manager or Social Club Co-ordinator know. We are happy to send a TransitCare representative out to your facility to talk to residents or social club members about how we might help get your group out and about. Give our Contact Centre a call on 1300 153 636 and let us organise this for you.In preparation for life after COVID, our brand new 40 seater coach has now joined the 60 strong TransitCare fleet to take not only our own clients, but the wider Logan and South Brisbane community on some fabulous outings in 2021 and beyond.Named The Lady Ann, the coach honours our founder and proud Logan citizen, the late Ann Langley (1932 – 2012), who, 27 years ago, recognised a need for people with disabilities to be transported to their medical appointments.The Lady Ann was launched last week at the Beenleigh Yatala Chamber of Commerce Annual Prawn Day by Bert van Manen MP, along with Darren Power - Mayor of Logan City, and other Logan City Councillors including Jon Raven - Deputy Mayor of Logan Councillor Mindy Russell, Cr Karen Murphy, Cr Laurie Koranski, Tony Hall, Miriam Stemp Division 10 Councillor - Dedicated to the Community of Logan and Cr Natalie Willcocks. We were joined by the Presidents of the Beenleigh Yatala Chamber of Commerce Kerrie Saverin and Stewart Fleming, Logan Chamber of Commerce.TransitCare was honoured that the first major outing for The Lady Ann was the transportation of hospitality and catering students from their high school to Gold Coast Tiger Prawns for the event.The Lady Ann will be used to transport TransitCare clients on seniors trips. In addition, we are offering group travel packages for people living in retirement villages or seniors’ communities and those who belong to social clubs or senior citizen clubs looking to get out and about. We are happy to send a TransitCare representative out to your facility to talk to residents or social club members about how we might help get your group out and about. Give our Contact Centre a call on 1300 153 636 and let us organise this for you. #communitytransport #seniors2021 #outandabout #senioradventures #transitcare #communityflyer #logancity ... See MoreSee Less

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