Caring For You
Transporting cancer patients to treatment
across the Central Coast NSW
About The Shirley Shuttle
The Shirley Shuttle commenced operation in 2008 with a donation of $50,000 from our Founder, Barb Galvin, in memory of her late mother, Shirley Galvin, after she died from cancer. This donation purchased our first vehicle, and we began operation transporting oncology clients and their carers, without viable transport alternatives, to treatment centres in Gosford and Wyong, under the administration of Community Transport Central Coast Limited.
Over the next few years our fleet grew to four vehicles and our Volunteer Driver team grew with it. With the winding up of CTCCL in late 2024, we established Shirley Shuttle Incorporated as a registered charity in NSW to ensure the longevity and success of this vital service.
Our Founder, Barb Galvin is President of the association, and our fundraiser. A crew of around thirty volunteer drivers keep our clients and their carers moving across the Central Coast, with the support of the new Central Coast Community Transport operation who handle our bookings and scheduling.
In 2024 we completed over 9000 trips to ensure our clients received their life saving treatments. Our organisation is entirely staffed by volunteers.
Latest News
New Vehicle Delivery
Our Founder & President, Barb Galvin, and our Vice President & volunteer driver, John Hunter, recently took delivery of two new replacement Mitsubishi Outlanders from our friends at Central Auto Group in Gosford. Our New Shirley Shuttle 1 was proudly donated by Freemasons On The Central Coast, and our new Shirley Shuttle 2 was donated by the Lions Family Central Coast. Both cars have had our branding applied by the amazing team at Gosford Signs.
Fundraising
Every year we are supported by generous groups all over the Central Coast via fundraising events.
Click through the images to see just a few of our amazing supporters!
You or your organisation can contribute to our ongoing work. We are a registered charity in NSW and have tax deductible gift status, and fundraising authority. Click the link below to contact us.
Our Vehicle Fleet
We replace our vehicles every 2.5 years on average through generous donations made by these wonderful people:
Lions Family Central Coast
Freemasons Central Coast
Karen Thorpe
Cancer Care Australia
Rotary Club East Gosford
Charity Raffle
Our Charity Raffle tickets are now available!
You can win great prizes and you'll be supporting a great cause!
Email barb@shirleyshuttleinc.org.au to get your tickets.
Drawn 30th June at Gosford RSL.
Winners will be notified by phone.
Good luck!
Help us to continue this vital service
By supporting Shirley Shuttle Inc through financial contributions or by offering your time and skills as a volunteer driver, you can help address the ever growing need for cancer client transport on the Central Coast. Donations over $2 are tax deductible in Australia.
How Our Service Works:
Our Founder, Barb Galvin is President of the association, and our fundraiser. A crew of around thirty volunteer drivers keep our clients and their carers moving across the Central Coast, with the support of the new Central Coast Community Transport operation who handle our bookings and scheduling.
We will pick you up from your door at the time you were notified (via text message the day before your appointment). If you could be ready ten minutes prior to your pickup time, we would appreciate it. Please keep in mind that we may be picking up one or two other clients on your in-trip – we try to keep our vehicles full to minimise cost. This may mean a longer journey than a direct trip to your treatment center; the same applies for your home trip.
You will be asked to make a $20 per person (client or carer) contribution towards running costs for each return trip, payable on pickup for your in-trip. Please have the correct change ready to give the driver, as they don’t carry change.
Card payments are now available, and are encouraged. You will simply tap your Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card (or Apple Pay/ Google Pay device) on the phone in our vehicle to make your payment via the Tyro app.
Our drivers can also accept donations to Shirley Shuttle Incorporated if you feel so inclined. We are an entirely voluntary association, and exist via the generosity of our donors.
If you are experiencing financial hardship, please let us know, we don’t want any of our clients to miss their treatments.
While we make every effort to get you to your treatment by the appointed time, we can’t always make this happen. Traffic, weather, and unforeseen holdups can all cause delays. Our drivers will call you on your nominated phone number if we are running more than fifteen minutes behind schedule. The treatment centres are all very accommodating and understand late arrivals can happen, so please don’t get too concerned about this.
For operational reasons, our service operates for treatment appointments between 9am and 3pm. If your appointment falls outside of these hours, you can either ask the center to adjust the time to accommodate your Shirley Shuttle transport, or make alternative arrangements to attend via Community Transport, taxi etc.
If you wish to contact us directly, you can email us at info@shirleyshuttleinc.org.au, or phone the booking number (02 4355 4588) and leave a message so we can phone you back.
We hope you enjoy your travel with us, it’s our pleasure to be of service to you.
Our Valued Supporters
Email Shirley Shuttle Inc:
Address
6 Hereford St, Berkeley Vale NSW 2261, Australia
Phone
+61 43554588ABN
13893766595
Operating Hours
Bookings & Information: Monday to Friday, 9am - 4pm
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PLEASE NOTE;
We do not solicit donations via door knocking. If anyone approaches you at home or at the shops and asks for a donation specifically for the Shirley Shuttle, please call your local police, or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
Shirley Shuttle Incorporated acknowledges that we operate and function on the lands of the Darkinjung people. We pay our respect to these lands and its people. We acknowledge those people that defended, walked and managed these lands for many generations before us and who have left a legacy of strong cultural, wisdom and knowledge embedded in these lands today. We acknowledge and pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging.