Council Link transport service

Council Link is an affordable transport service that is available for:

people aged 60 and over
people with a disability or mobility impairment (DSP concession card holders)
carers and minors accompanying eligible people (carers card or companion card holders).

The Council Link program replaced the previous service known as Council Cabs. The Council Link schedule remains the same, and is available below.

This service will operate one day per week within the designated areas only. Council Link drivers collect eligible people from their homes and take them to their local shopping centre.

Door-to-door service

If you are eligible, Council Link will collect you from your home in the morning and drive you to your local shopping centre. Please refer to the schedule below to see if this service is available in your area.

If you book a return trip you will be picked up at around lunch time. You will be picked where you were dropped off and returned to your home address.

Bookings and travel details

To book a Council Link trip, call 5441 8856 by 12.00 pm the day before. Note: You can only book during business hours.

Please advise the operator when you book if you have any special needs. This includes the use of walking frames or wheelchairs. If you have a hearing impairment you can book through the National Relay TTY Service on 13 3677.

How to book a Council Link

Check the list of suburbs below to see if the Council Link program is available in your area
Check the days of operation on the Council Link schedule
Telephone 5441 8856 by 12 noon on the day before your trip.

Cost

$2.00 per person per one-way trip.

Cancellations

If you decide to cancel your booking please call 5441 8856, preferably the day before. This allows another person from your community to use this service.

Feedback

Council Link is a service provided by council in partnership with Suncoast Cabs and is funded by the Transport Levy.

Council would like to know what you think about the Council Link service. Please send your feedback to: [email protected].

Council Link schedule

View and print (PDF, 3.6MB) the latest schedule.

Suburb	Shopping Centre	Day
Beerwah, Beerburrum, Glasshouse Mountains, Peachester, Landsborough, Mooloolah Valley, Mount Mellum	Beerwah Marketplace	Tuesday
Buderim, Forest Glen, Mons	Buderim Marketplace or Chancellor Park Marketplace	Tuesday
Sippy Downs, Glenview, Palmview, Tanawha, Chevallum, Ilkley	Chancellor Park Marketplace or Buderim Marketplace	Tuesday
Landsborough, Mooloolah Valley, Mount Mellum	Landsborough, Maleny Road Shopping Centre	Tuesday
Kawana, Birtinya, Buddina, Minyama, Mountain Creek, Parrearra, Warana	Kawana Shopping World	Tuesday
Caloundra, Caloundra West, Golden Beach, Kings Beach, Little Mountain, Moffatt Beach, Pelican Waters, Shelley Beach	Caloundra Shopping Centre, Library or IGA	Tuesday
Alexandra Headland, Diddillibah, Kuluin, Kunda Park, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba	Sunshine Plaza	Tuesday
Coolum Beach, Maroochy River, Mount Coolum, Point Arkwright, Yandina Creek, Yaroomba, Valdora	Birtwill Street Shopping Centre, Coolum Library	Wednesday
Currimundi, Aroona, Battery Hill, Dicky Beach, Wurtulla, Meridan Plains	Currimundi Marketplace Stockland Birtinya Shopping Centre	Wednesday
Nambour, Burnside, Coes Creek, Highworth, Image Flat, Kiels Mountain, Kulangoor, Ninderry, Palmwoods, Parklands, Perwillowen, Rosemount, Towen Mountain, West Woombye, Woombye, Yandina	Nambour Plaza, Nambour Community Centre, Nambour Centrelink/Medicare, Nambour Library, Sunshine Coast Low-cost Grocery Store	Wednesday
Doonan (south of Sunrise Road), Eumundi, Verrierdale, Peregian Springs	Peregian Springs Shopping Centre	Wednesday
Pacific Paradise, Bli Bli, Marcoola, Mudjimba, Twin Waters	Centro North Shopping Centre, Sunshine Plaza	Tuesday
Mapleton, Montville, Flaxton	Nambour Plaza	Thursday
Balmoral Ridge, Maleny, North Maleny, Witta	Maple Street Maleny	Thursday

You can download this information in the Council Link fact sheet (PDF, 450KB).