Reminder for rehab bus staff

Central Coast Health transport dispatch staff for the courtesy bus to the Wyong rehabilitation ward "have been reminded" that the service is available five days a week.

The reminder follows a letter published in the last edition of Peninsula News in which Daley's Point resident Mr Bruce Hyland claimed that a press release issued by Member for Gosford Ms Marie Andrews about the service was misleading.

He wrote: "The reality is that there is one trip on each of three working days."

In a statement to Peninsula News last week, Ms Andrews appeared to concede that the service had only been offered by Central Coast Health three days a week.

Ms Andrews said: "Transport dispatch staff have been reminded that there has been no change in the days of operation of this service and have been instructed to make it clear to those who wish to book that the service is available Monday to Friday.

"The service is provided Monday through Friday and must be booked in advance.

"Bookings can be made between the hours of 6:30am and 10pm, seven days a week by phoning 1300 739 463.

"Passengers are generally picked up at about 8:30am from Woy Woy and returned around 12pm.

"Wherever possible the service is door-to door, enabling passengers to be picked up at their home and returned to their home."

Press release, 15 Jul 2010 Marie Andrews, Member for Gosford