Transport

The Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania (MRC Tas) Driving Program can help you at each step so you can get a licence safely and legally.

The MRC Tas Driving Program is for people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in their first five years of settlement in Australia.

Please contact the Migrant Resource Centre for more information:

• Phone: (03) 6221 0999
• Email: driving@mrchobart.org.au

Visit  the Migrant Resource Centre on Mondays, between 10-3pm.

Volunteers are always welcome to help people get their licence, both on and off the road!

Provides driving practice for clients with an L1 and L2-licence, including road safety information sessions and workshops.

• Migrant Resource Centre Northern Tasmania - Drive for Life

Provides information about driving in Tasmania, such as how to get a licence, the Traffic Code booklet and car registration.

•  Service Tasmania

Provides the list the Tasmanian road rules.

• Department of State Growth - Transport

Provides public passenger bus services operating in the major urban areas. Website provides information on routes, timetables and fares, including information on Greencards.

• Metro Tasmania

The following bus services provide regional and statewide connections:

• Mersey Link (Devonport Metropolitan Bus Service)
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• Redline Coaches (statewide coach services)
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• Tassielink Coaches (statewide coaches and tours)
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• O'Driscoll Coaches (Derwent Valley Link Service)

Taxis with larger capacity, or wheelchair carrying ability are generally available on request

• Airport Taxi Service Group
  Phone: 0418 179 202
• Chauffeured Cars and Coaches
  Phone: 1300 308 000
• Executive Taxi Service
  Phone: 0411 488 734
• Tascabs Hobart Inc Prestige Taxi Service
  Phone: 0406 106 067
• Taxi Combined Services
  Phone: 13 2227
• United Taxis
  Phone: 13 3222
• Yellow Cab Maxi Taxi
  Phone: 13 6294

Car pooling is also referred to as "ride sharing" where people travel in the one vehicle to reduce travel costs and the amount of traffic on the road.  In Tasmania there are some organisations that assist with car pooling.

This Migrant Resource Centre program allows culturally and linguistically diverse clients to access car pooling arrangements. It allows people to access and maintain employment in regional areas outside the greater Launceston area.

• Phone: 6332 2211
• Email: admin@mrcltn.org.au