MacKillop Catholic College - Transport to the College

Transport to the College 2010

Students attending MacKillop Catholic College come from many areas on the Eastern Shore including: Acton, Bellerive, Cambridge, Campania, Carlton, Colebrook, Cremorne, Dodges Ferry, Dulcot, Geilston Bay, Howrah, Lindisfarne, Lauderdale, Midway Point, Montagu Bay, Mornington, Otago Bay, Old Beach, Penna, Richmond, Risdon Vale, Rokeby, Rosny, Sandford, Seven Mile Beach, Sorell, South Arm, Tranmere and Warrane.

Most students travel to school by bus and satisfactory arrangements are now available from most areas. Those students who are dropped off or collected from school enter via the main Goondi Street entrance.

Specific bus arrangements are as follows:

METRO BUSES

Students who travel on Metro buses in 2010 will need a Metro Greencard. The Greencard is a “top-up” system whereby credit is able to be stored for future travel. If a student does not have a Greencard then he/she will need to have the applicable fare. In most cases, this will be $1.20 per trip, one way.

Some students may be eligible for a “Student Bus Pass”.
This offers free travel for pass holders. Metro is in the process of merging the bus pass into the Greencard. For more information regarding eligibility, please refer to the Transport Department website at www.transport.tas.gov.au or your nearest Service Tasmania office.

To view relevant Metro bus routes, please visit The Metro Timetable Page. Maps for Metro routes specific to MacKillop Catholic College students can be found Here.

BELLERIVE, HOWRAH, TRANMERE

In the morning, students travelling from Tranmere and some parts of Howrah, can catch the 615 bus from Camelot Park. This bus travels along Tranmere Rd, onto Howrah Rd and then stops at the Shoreline Shopping Centre. Students will need to transfer onto 646SU which will take them directly to the College.

For students travelling from Howrah Heights, bus 606 leaves at 7.54am. It travels down Norma St and then stops at the Shoreline where students can transfer onto 646SU which will take them directly to the College. Alternatively, they can stay on this bus which will travel via Yarram, Tilanbi, Anstey, Nankoor, Waverley, and Bayfield streets until it gets to Rosny Park and then transfer onto bus 408 at 8.25am and this will take them up to the College.

In the afternoon, bus 407 leaves the College at approximately 3.25pm. It travels via the South Arm Highway to the Shoreline and then continues on to Shoreline Drive, Norma St and Merindah St before turning onto Oceana Dve. It travels as far as Balia Rd and then turns onto Carella St and Carriage Sq before going back along Tranmere Rd, onto Howrah Rd and then along Clarence St. For students who live further along in Tranmere, they can depart at Carriage Sq and then board a bus on the Camelot Park route.

LINDISFARNE, RISDON VALE, OTAGO BAY, OLD BEACH

Bus 132 departs Old Beach at 7.50am and travels through Otago Bay and onto the Rosny Park bus mall. This bus then changes route number and becomes 408 which travels directly to MacKillop.

Bus 350 leaves Compton Downs at 7.43. This bus travels via the East Derwent Highway to Geilston Bay High when the route number changes to 406. This bus travels directly to MacKillop via the Tasman Highway.

An articulated bus (408) departs the College at about 3.25pm each afternoon. It travels to Rosny where the route number changes to 132. It then continues along the East Derwent Highway through Otago Bay and Old Beach.

**Students who need to connect to another service or who have work or sporting commitments which mean that they disembark at the Rosny Park bus mall, must catch the second Rosny park bus, route 396, which departs the College at 3.35pm.**

OPOSSUM BAY, SOUTH ARM

Opossum Bay and South Arm students can catch the bus that departs Opossum Bay at 7.22am (642ST). This bus travels via South Arm Rd, Gellibrand Dve, Rifle Range Rd and then continues along South Arm Rd through Rokeby and on to the Shoreline. They will then need to transfer to the 646SU bus which will take them directly to the College.

In the afternoon, students will catch route 648MRZ which departs the College at 3.25pm. This bus travels down the South Arm Highway, through Lauderdale and then continues on and takes in Rifle Range Rd, Gellibrand Dve, Cremorne, Clifton Beach and Opossum Bay.

CREMORNE, SANDFORD, LAUDERDALE, ROKEBY

A Metro bus (646SU) departs Cremorne at 7.39am and travels along South Arm Rd, via Lauderdale, Rokeby and the Shoreline. At the Shoreline, it will collect other MacKillop passengers and will then continue on to the College.

For the afternoon, please see above.

WARRANE

The timing of buses for students coming from the Warrane area is not ideal and therefore most students prefer to find their own way to the Rosny Park bus mall and catch route 408 directly to the College.

In the afternoon, students can catch bus 396 which departs the College at 3.35pm and travels along Cambridge Rd, Shackleton, Bligh Sts to the Rosny Park bus mall, Rosny Hill Rd, Riawena Rd, Montagu Bay Rd to Hobart.

*Students travelling to the Rosny/Montague Bay area can also catch this bus in the afternoon.*

CLARENDON VALE

Clarendon Vale and Rokeby students can catch the 625 bus in morning. This bus departs from Goodwins Rd/Mockridge Rd at 7.36am. It then travels on the loop through Rokeby until it comes back out onto South Arm Rd. It arrives at the Shoreline at 8.02am and then students can connect onto 646SU, directly to the College.

SEVEN MILE BEACH, ACTON

In the morning, route 665 leaves from Kelson Place/Acton Rd at 7.38am. It travels along Acton Rd and then up Acton Dve, back onto Acton Rd, past Axiom Way and down Seven Mile Beach Rd. It then loops around Lewis Ave, Woodhurst Rd, Sunways Ave and Surf Rd, back onto Seven Mile Beach Rd, along Estate Dve and back onto Acton Rd. Finally it travels through Cambridge, then up the Tasman Hwy and arrives at the College at 8.12am.

In the afternoon, bus 409 leaves the College at approximately 3.30pm. It travels along Pass Rd, and through Rokeby taking in Burtonia, Free and Hookey Streets before continuing on to Horsham Rd and Woodleigh Dve. Then it travels along South Arm Rd to Lauderdale, where it travels as far as the Bayview Rd turning circle, then back along Bangalee St, up Roaches Beach Rd back on to Acton Rd. After looping around Tara Dve, this bus goes along Axiom Way back up to Acton Dve and then back onto complete the final leg of Acton Rd.

COLEBROOK, CAMPANIA, RICHMOND

Students from Colebrook need to catch a bus which runs from Campania to Richmond. They then need to transfer onto the Richmond Coach which travels via Grass Tree Hill Rd, Malcolm’s Hut Rd, Cambridge, Mt Rumney and then MacKillop. Students from Richmond just travel on the Richmond coach which leaves at approximately 7.45am. This service is run by Coal River Buses and the fare is $1.20 each way.

In the afternoon, the bus runs on exactly the same route in reverse. It leaves the College at approximately 3.25pm.

CARLTON, DODGES FERRY, LEWISHAM, SORELL, MIDWAY POINT

For students travelling from Carlton, Dodges Ferry and Lewisham, two buses leave from the Dodges Ferry Shop at 7.25am. Bus 71, travels through Lewisham and on to Sorell and Bus 72 travels via the Old Forcett Rd and then into Sorell. Students from Sorell can catch either bus.

DUNALLEY

Bus 75 leaves Dunalley at 6.50am. When it arrives in Station Rd, Sorell, students must transfer to either 71 or 72, which will take them up to the College. In the afternoon, these buses are the same but in reverse.