Five more reasons to use the Community Shuttle Trial!
With school holidays now over, we’re continuing to share the reasons why the Community Shuttle Trial could be helpful to you – this week, with a slightly more grown-up theme!
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Drop the car to the mechanic
Need to drop the car at a garage in Three Parks or Ballantyne Road before 8:00am, but have no way of getting to work in town after? Book your WOF or repairs for a Monday, Wednesday and Friday and hop on the bus at Three Parks at 08.23am. You’ll be in the Wānaka CBD with time for a coffee before work – and you have three Shuttle options for getting back up there to pick it up later in the afternoon.
Get your car off the road
This month is the WAO Summit - six days of workshops, kōrero, films, tours and community events about creating tangible, long term social and environmental change. It’s yet another reminder that we all need to be thinking about simple swaps and incremental changes to reduce our carbon footprint. Leaving your car at home one, two or three days a week is a fantastic start.
Attend a health appointment
The Community Shuttle stops right outside the Wānaka Lakes Health Centre. You could take the 9:00am shuttle from Hāwea to be at the Health Centre at 9:45am. If you don’t mind taking your time and having a cup of coffee after your appointment, you could take the 12:07pm bus home – or get a ride or taxi the other way. And if you’re in Wānaka, why not take the Shuttle one way and walk the other for an environment and health-friendly alternative to driving?
Meet new people
We’ve had some great conversations spark up between folks on the Community Shuttle Trial so far. There’s always someone new to meet or have a chat to. And the drivers are super friendly!
Go to the pub
At Community Networks/LINK, we trialled this one ourselves. Taking the Shuttle to go for a drink makes a great after work outing, is good fun and saves you having to think about driving. The last Shuttle of the day leaves Wānaka at 6:00pm – that’s just after Happy Hour, so you could still have a couple drinks with your friends and get home safe.
Community Networks/LINK and the Wānaka Community Hub team took a Community Shuttle Trial trip... to the pub in Albert Town! Just one more reason to give the Shuttle a try.
