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Jump on board new bus service |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 29 November 2007 |
The first passengers are expected
to climb abroad the Blackall Range’s new Hinterland Connect bus service
at Maleny this Saturday morning at 7.45. The new service, which will
travel to Nambour and return, will link Maleny to Mary Cairncross
Scenic Reserve, Montville and Mapleton.
The early service from Cook
Park in Maple Street will be followed by other services at 10.45am,
1.25pm, with the last service to Nambour leaving at 4.25pm. The last
service returning from Nambour will depart at 5.45pm, arriving back in
Maleny at 6.26pm. The 37km trip to Nambour will take one hour.
In Maleny there is a set down
stop at the library in Coral Street. From Monday to Friday, the first
service will leave Maleny at 7am, while the last return service to
Maleny will leave Nambour at 5.10pm.
There is also a limited weekend
service from Landsborough rail station to Mary Cairncross Scenic
Reserve, enabling tourists to link up with the Maleny-Nambour service.
Both range councillors – Dick Newman for Caloundra Council and Greg
Rogerson for Maroochy Council – encouraged hinterland residents to use
the service.
“It’s on trial for six months,
and it’s future depends on how well people us it,” said Mr Rogerson.
“So it really is a matter of ‘use it or lose it’,” he said.
Mr Newman said where possible,
it would be a hail and ride service. “ But people need to go to an
appropriate section of the road where there is a provision for the bus
to pull over without endangering other traffic,” he said.
He also encouraged people to
have the exact fare ready for the driver. The minimum fare is a single
section for concessions of $1.20 (STAS student passes not accepted).
The full adult single fare from Maleny to Nambour is $3.60.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 November 2007 )
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