Transport MiLife-Victoria offers six bus runs every morning and afternoon, transporting approximately 30 clients into the day programs at Langwarrin and Cranbourne. Buses travel as far east as Pakenham and Beaconsfield, up to Aspendale Gardens in the north and down to Rosebud and Mornington in the south. MiLife owns six buses and leases five new buses. The leased busses are used for the daily bus runs, while the owned buses are generally used throughout the day to transport clients to community-based activities. Six bus drivers are employed by MiLifeVictoria to complete the morning and afternoon bus runs. This year we have employed another driver allowing us two relief drivers to fill in when the bus drivers are unwell or on leave. This has alleviated issues that have been faced previously when the regular bus drivers have been unavailable.
As with all other aspects of the business, COVID-19 had a significant impact on the bus runs. In some instances, transport was unable to be provided at all, while other times of the year social distancing within the buses had to be adhered to. This resulted in limiting the numbers of clients who can travel on the buses from 60 people at full capacity to 30 people, five clients per bus maximum. During last year, bus drivers started using the AYLO app to track the number of kilometres travelled. From July 2020 to June 2021, the buses travelled a total of 281,389 kilometres. The tracking app assists the finance team to work out clients’ transport charges, as well as other features that improve on the administrative side of transport. It is hoped that during the next year buses will be able to get back to full capacity again and clients can enjoy the full benefit of the transport program.
Viktor keeping the MiLife bus clean MiLife-Victoria, Annual Report 2020-2021
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