Transport & Travel

Cars

Car maker GM Holden will provide 300 vehicles to people in need for a period of between three and 12 months.

CityLink - 1800 854 770 - CityLink customers who have been directly affected by the bushfires.

Public transport

Metlink - Latest updates on services.

V/Line (country trains) - Latest updates on services.

Free public transport will be available to bushfire victims until 1 October 2009 on all public transport services in Victoria, including metropolitan trains, trams and buses, V/Line trains and coaches and town bus services.

Information on how to apply for the grant is available from the DHS website or by calling DHS on:

Metropolitan:

• Eastern Region - 9843 6000
• North & West Region - 1300 664 977
• Southern Region - 9213 2111

Regional:

• Barwon-South West - 5226 4540
• Gippsland - 5177 2500
• Grampians - 5333 6669
• Hume - 5722 0555
• Loddon-Mallee - 5434 5555

Taxis

Taxis - Victorian Taxi Association
For the next two weeks the VTA will pay taxi fares for people in your area for travel to and from their property to the nearest major town (including school trips) who have:

• Lost their house or their house has been severely damaged;
• Lost Immediate family or have immediate family member hospitalised; or
• Lost their only family vehicle

VicRoads

Licensing arrangements - 13 11 71 - VicRoads has priority licensing services in place for communities affected by the Victorian bushfires.

Registration arrangments - 13 11 71 - VicRoads has priority registration services in place for communities affected by the Victorian bushfires.

Road closures - Lists major road closures.