Wheel need

BLAIRLOGIE Living and Learning has called on the council to take action to help give its residents more independence.
Blairlogie, in Cranbourne South, is a day program and support service which caters to about 95 adults living with a disability.
A joint letter from the organisations was tabled at last week’s Casey council meeting calling for officers to investigate with relevant organisations all options for a bus stop and public bus route that would make Blairlogie accessible by public transport for people with a disability, their families and carers, as well as other members of the community.
Blairlogie chief executive Carolyn Carr said there was no public transport available for their residents.
“One of our biggest goals is to encourage as much community participation as possible with our clients,” she said.
“We want them to be able to be independent and get around their local community.
“They should be able to have as much independence as they can and be able to make choices about the activities they participate in within our community.”
Ms Carr said a bus service to cater to both Blairlogie and the local community would help remove another barrier for those with disabilities.
“It would be great if these people could access public transport that would enable them to get into Pearcedale, Frankston and Cranbourne,” she said.
“The barrier of no public transport is stopping them from doing that.”
Casey councillor Geoff Ablett, who tabled the joint letter at council in Blairlogie’s behalf, said he supported the call for better public transport.
“It would be great to give people with disabilities the chance to become more independent,” he said.
“It will also help these people to get to Blairlogie, rather than spending lots of money to get there.”
A report will come back to a council meeting at a later date.