What is Area Connect?

The Tasmanian Government has contracted Area Connect to provide regional services to remote communities with relatively small populations that can’t justify having a daily bus service because very few adults use the service.

The towns serviced have a population of less than 500 (except Queenstown) which generally means they cannot sustain daily commuter bus services and are more suited to smaller vehicle transport options that can be operated with more flexibility to match the needs of those in the community.

Area Connect services are designed to connect with existing services to enhance the effectiveness of public transport.

Services

The services provided by Area Connect are:

• Primrose Sands to Sorell (two services a week – Tuesdays and Thursdays)
• Ouse/Hamilton to New Norfolk (one service a week – Tuesdays)
• Colebrook to Hobart (First Wednesday of each month)
• Ellendale to New Norfolk (one service a week – Wednesdays)
• Maydena to Bridgewater (one service a week – Fridays)
• Bothwell to Glenorchy (one service per week – Fridays)
• Queenstown to Hobart (two services a week – Tuesdays and Fridays)

Services do not operate on public holidays.

More information on these services is available on the Area Connect website.