Connect You Too News

Connect You Too has been busy helping the community get out and about during August 2025.

In August 2025, we did a total of 2,590 trips with a total of 82,753 service kms for 513 customers. Our popular destinations included 146 trips to Ballina; 124 trips to Coffs Harbour; 18 trips to the Gold Coast; 1,242 trips to Grafton; 96 trips to Lismore and 724 trips to the Yamba/Maclean area.

We managed to get the community to 1,132 Specialist and GP appointments; 18 Hospital visits (Day Surgery drop off/pick-up); 475 social trips & 782 shopping trips.

In August, our social trips travelled to Summerland Antiques and then had lunch at the Ballina RSL. 51 customers enjoyed this outing. This month we are visiting Connect You Too’s Townsend depot for their ‘Around the World’ Safari open day.

Our monthly shoppers visited Coffs Harbour in August and are due to visit Tweed City this month.

In August 2025, our fortnightly shopping buses to Grafton Shoppingworld had travellers from Glenreagh (9); Brooms Head (9); Iluka (24); Wooli (10) and Yamba/Maclean (4).

We also transported 92 customers from Malabugilmah and Baryulgil into Grafton for medical and shopping services during August 2025.

Our Clarence Meals service delivered 1680 meals, 340 desserts and 80 soups during August 2025. We were able to do welfare checks, have a quick chat and help our customers see a friendly face.

Clarence Meals provides delivered meals to Iluka, Maclean and Yamba and surrounds from suppliers including Gourmet Meals, Lite n’ Easy and Meals on Wheels Grafton. For more information call 6646 6742. 

If you need help with transport or meals, call Connect You Too at Townsend on 6645 3200 to see if you qualify for any subsidies or assistance.

Connect You Too’s mission is connecting people. so they achieve quality of life and choice of community support services. An example of how we do this, is through our many shopping and socialising bus trips.

Did you know, Connect You Too offers a monthly shopping bus to various locations including Lismore, Coffs Harbour, Tweed City and Robina? They depart Yamba, Maclean and Iluka once a month.

Did you know, Connect You Too offers a fortnightly shopping bus to Yamba Fair for customers in the Maclean and Yamba areas?

Did you know, Connect You Too offers fortnightly shopping buses to Grafton Shoppingworld? They travel to Grafton from Glenreagh on Mondays; from Iluka on Wednesdays; from Brooms Head and Wooli on Thursdays and from Maclean and Yamba on Fridays.

During the past financial year, Connect You Too transported 4,715 customers on social trips and 7,873 customers on shopping trips.

We help connect the community to their banking, groceries, bill payments, Centrelink, private appointments and even the coffee shop.

If you need help with transport or meals, call Connect You Too at Townsend on 6645 3200 and see how we can help you.

Connect You Too, the Clarence Valley’s community transport and meal service welcomed customers, visitors and their family and friends to our offices at 134 Jubilee Street, Townsend on Wednesday 17th September for our ‘Around the World’ Safari open day expo.

The sun was shining, and our Safari day was a great success. Many travelled around our displays and collected passport stamps from The Men’s and Women’s Sheds, Services Australia, Clarence Valley Library, Clarence Valley Seniors Computer Club, CWA Maclean, Carers NSW, Lifestyle Comforts, Simplicity Funerals, whilst HART Services had a stand explaining their local home care packages and Advantage Pharmacy Maclean/Iluka gave away sample products and webster packs with treats.

Many enjoyed giveaways and entertainment from the Tempomentals, the Iluka Dance Group and some African drumming, while meeting our team, and delighting in our free morning tea treats and BBQ.

Visitors got to taste our selected locations of Australia; China; Africa and the Middle East, as well as meal samples from Clarence Meal’s suppliers – Gourmet Meals, Lite n’ Easy and Meals On Wheels Grafton, with many going home with their bellies full.

We would like to acknowledge the following local businesses for their support, discounts and donations towards our Safari open day: Maclean Hot Bread; The Fair Butcher; Locke’s Butcher; Iluka Quality Meats; Holiday Coast Meats; South Services Butcher; GDSC Butcher; Dolphin Office Choice; Sunshine Sugar; Maclean Landcare; BWS Maclean; The Argyle Hotel; Harvey Norman; Riverside Barber Shop; Australia Post Maclean; Maclean Medical; Ace Variety Discounts; Maclean Variety Meats; Grafton Hire; Stanfords Pharmacy; Heart of Space; Pure Hair Yamba; Maclean Newsagency; C'est La Vie Francaise; Maclean Flower Box; Maclean Hotel; Hooked on Seafood; Margot & Co; Ammo Hair & Beauty; Amie Rose Beauty; Bowens Yamba; McDonald’s Yamba; Penny’s Sweet Tooth; Ta’Chele Australis; NewsXpress Yamba; Flourish Educational Toys; Shoes @ Carney’s Arcade; K Hub Yamba; T’s Hair; The Greenhouse Collective; Nicole’s Hair & Co.; Blueberries Smoothie & Health Bar; Dune’s Café and Clovelly Fashions.

We had an overwhelming amount of raffle prizes donated. Connect You Too appreciates everyone’s support. We look forward to holding another great open day next year.

We had 92 colouring competition entries in five categories. The colourful artworks helped decorate our displays. Thank you to all the children and over 65 year olds that entered. Congratulations to the winning entrants – Cecelia B; Chloe Anderson; Lennox; Eden Micallef and Stewart Minnis.

If you need help with transport or meals, call Connect You Too at Townsend on 6645 3200 to see if you qualify for any subsidies or assistance.