PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS GUIDE TO BURNIE Transport Accommodation Financial Assistance On Your Placement Useful Information 1 About Burnie Burnie is Tasmania’s most westerly city, located on the North West Coast about 40 minutes from Devonport. It has a northerly aspect and is nestled around Emu Bay on Bass Strait. Getting Getting to Burnie Burnie has about 20,000 residents, a cool temperate climate with impressive gardens and parks. The city is surrounded by beautiful beaches, sparkling water and fresh air. Together with a dynamic cultural life, galleries, performances, exhibitions and community events. Burnie also hosts a busy container port, a rail hub and factory framework lining the highway around Emu Bay. For more information go to http://www.discoverburnie.net/ Getting to Burnie For Tasmanian students, travel to Burnie is by car or West Beach, Burnie bus APPROX. DRIVING DISTANCES & TRAVEL TIMES From To Burnie Hobart 323 km 3 hours 45 min Hobart Airport 319 km 3 hours 40 min Launceston 147 km 1 hour 40 min Launceston Airport 155 km 1 hour 45 min Devonport 46 km 35 min Devonport Airport 58 km 45 min Devonport Ferry Terminal 54 km 40 min Burnie (Wynyard) Airport 19 km 20 min 2 Getting to Burnie For students travelling from interstate, access to Tasmania is by air and sea only Getting to Burnie Travelling by Air Direct flights are available from Melbourne to Wynyard (Burnie) airport via Rex airlines (Regional Express http://www.rex.com.au). Estimated Cost of Transit This is the closest airport and is only 15-20 km from Burnie Airport from the University’s Burnie accommodation. Direct flights are also Taxi $40.00 available from Melbourne to Devonport through Qantas airlines (www.qantas.com). Devonport airport is 58 km from Burnie. Regular flights also depart from Melbourne, Hire $100 per day Sydney and Brisbane and fly direct to Car Launceston. These flights are often cheaper and the Tasmania’s Own Redline bus Current as from 13/12/2019 service http://www.tasredline.com.au operates between Launceston and Burnie. Spirit of Tasmania Travelling by Sea The Spirit offers 1-2 sailings between Melbourne and Devonport each day. Alternatively, you can travel to Tasmania Frequency and fares vary according to from Melbourne by sea on the Spirit of the season and whether you are taking Tasmania. The Spirit departs from Melbourne a vehicle on board, the length of the and arrives in Devonport, this has the vehicle and the accommodation you added benefit of letting you bring your own select (private cabin, shared cabin or car. www.spiritoftasmania.com.au recliner). 3 If you do not have your own vehicle during your Fares Metro fares are published on-line placement then you will at need to travel by bus, http://www.metrotas.com.au/fares/ Fares can be paid by cash or with bicycle, taxi or walk… a Metro Greencard—a smartcard Getting Around that is loaded with bus fare credit. On boarding a bus, the cost of the trip is deducted from the balance on the Greencard. The Greencard can be topped up with new credit and used over and over again. Greencard credit can be purchased in one of four ways: • At a Greencard agent including Metro depots and the Metro Shop (using cash, credit card or EFTPOS) • On a bus (giving cash to the driver) Travelling by Bus • Online (using a credit card) – for Metro Tasmania operates bus services in Burnie (as well registered Greencard holders as Launceston in the State’s North and Hobart in the • Via the Metro Tas App State’s South). Metro is the largest passenger transport Fares paid using a Greencard are company in Tasmania. discounted by 20% and a daily cap is applied (the maximum Routes amount your travel will cost each day). The Metro website at www.metrotas.com.au provides an on-line trip planner as well as route maps and timetables that can be downloaded. The Burnie Bus Network Guide is available at metrotas.com.au.s3.amazonaws.com/wp- content/uploads/2014/10/BNE-Network-Guide- Student Concessions 19SEP2016.pdf Full-time students attending Timetables University are eligible for Student Concession fares until the end of Timetables for individual routes are available at the year in which they turn 18 or www.metrotas.com.au/timetables/burnie/ Adult Concession fares from the start of the year in which they turn There is also a Metro Tas App that can be 19. Students must carry downloaded from the App Store (for iOs devices) or Google Play (for Android devices). The App provides a appropriate student identification trip planner so that you can find your next bus, plan to validate their entitlement to your travel and set your favourites Concession fares. 4 The route 85 Hospital Link service is a limited-stops service that connects the North West Regional Hospital and Mersey Community Hospital (Burnie to Latrobe via Ulverstone and Devonport) 365 days a year. The trip time is approx. 70 minutes, Getting Around with four return services Monday to Friday and two return services Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays. The regular adult fare is $9.20 between Burnie and Latrobe ($1.60 Student Concession). Taxis BURNIE-WYNYARD TAXIS Hire Cars Operate 7 days per week AutoRent Hertz (03) 6431 4242 www.hertz.com.au Bookings (03) 6431 2199 AVIS (03) 6434 4466 Fares www.avis.com.au Details on calculation of taxi fares Europcar (03) 6427 0888 can be accessed from: www.europcar.com.au http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/pas senger/taxi/fares or Tassie Car Rentals (03) 6427 7940 www.tassiecarrentals.com.au Taxi Combine Services Fare Most companies have restrictions Estimator webpage: depending on your age and driving http://www.taxicombined.com.au/f experience. A Young Driver between ares/ the ages of 21 and 24 usually has to pay an additional fee. Check the above websites for details. Bicycles There are several bicycles at the Rural Clinical School that are available for loan. Should you wish to make use of one of these bicycles please see reception. 5 If you want to do some sightseeing there are several transport options that will allow you to get out and about … Out & About Out Redline Coaches "Tasmania’s own" Redline, Tasmania’s largest private coach company, operates regular routes between Tasmania’s four cities - Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie with connections to Smithton. The Saturday Markets at Hobart’s historic Salamanca Place For information about Redline bus routes and timetables go to www.tasredline.com.au Tassielink Tassielink Transit operate a state wide bus network with regular route services across Tasmania. This service can be used to access iconic bushwalks such as The Overland Track, Three Cradle Mountain in Tasmania’s rugged North West Capes Track and Frenchmans Cap. You can visit historic villages and towns, local attractions and amazing scenery. For information about Tassielink bus routes and timetables go to www.tassielink.com.au Launceston’s Cataract Gorge Other transport services More information about getting around Tasmania is available at www.discovertasmania.com.au/travel-information/getting-around 6 The University’s Centre for Rural Health (CRH) offers free accommodation for domestic health students undertaking a rural professional experience placement in Tasmania Accommodation is located close to health facilities and services, and is offered on a share basis. Properties are fully furnished with individual bedrooms with shared kitchen, bathroom, living room and laundry facilities. WIFI is available in all properties. Rooms are limited, so book early. How to book accommodation Accommodation You can book your accommodation via the University’s Professional Experience Placement website: Go to www.utas.edu.au/health/profe ssional-experience-placement Select the left-hand tab “Rural and Regional Placement” At the bottom of the page click on How to book accommodation” When your accommodation is confirmed you will be sent a site-specific Fact Sheet that includes the property address, the Property Manager’s contact details and information about keys. The fact sheet may also include information about parking and rubbish collection. 7 What do I need to bring? WE PROVIDE YOU NEED TO BRING Kitchen Sandwich press ❑ Your own food and drinks pots and pans electric jug toaster cooking utensils storage containers microwave oven tea towels and dish cloths dish rack garbage bin Dining dining table and chairs cutlery Accommodation crockery and glassware Laundry washing machine ❑ Laundry detergent Iron ironing board washing basket mop and bucket Bedroom pillows ❑ bed linen (including doonas) mattress protector Bathroom ❑ towels ❑ toiletries Living yoga mats television music system Board games/ playing cards Miscellaneous Wi-Fi -NBN ❑ computer / laptop Television ❑ torch Rubbish bags Consumables Properties have a stock supply of consumables *Please note: including toilet paper, washing liquid, floor Students are responsible for replenish stocks if cleaner, toilet cleaner and all purpose cleaner. they run out during their stay. 8 ACCOMMODATION AT COOEE How to book accommodation: http://www.utas.edu.au/health/professional-experience- 4 placement/rural-and-regional-placement or Contact [email protected] 2 2 1.6 km to Hospital Accommodation 24 min walk to hospital 4 min drive to hospital Cooee is a suburb of Burnie, and The University’s accommodation is less than 2km to the North West 10-12 min ride to Regional Hospital, North West Private Hospital, and the hospital UTas Rural Clinical School. The University’s Cradle Coast No Charge Campus is approximately 3km away. $ while on placement The house is fully furnished with four bedrooms, two Bookings bathrooms and an open plan kitchen, dining and lounge essential room. It has a pleasant outdoor area and ocean views.