The Mobile Service Centre Desert Rose is travelling through the Yorke Peninsula to provide support to rural and regional communities nearby.
Mobile Service Centre staff help customers with essential government services including Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support services and is one of three Mobile Service Centres operated by Services Australia.
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said anyone with Centrelink or Medicare questions should head down and talk to the staff aboard Desert Rose.
“Staff on board provide friendly face-to-face services, information and support tailored to customers in rural and regional communities,” he said. “They are able to help with Centrelink claims, Medicare registrations and a number of other essential government services.”
Minister for Government Services Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said Mobile Service Centres demonstrate the Government’s commitment to ensuring all Australians get the support they need, no matter where they live, particularly following a natural disaster.
“It’s important that communities in rural and remote areas can access essential government services easily, so they can get on with their lives,” Minister Reynolds said.
“In total, Mobile Service Centres have travelled over 970,000 kilometres since 2006 and have assisted over 166,000 customers in more than 5,400 communities.
“Desert Rose will continue its travel through regional South Australia during March to ensure people in these regions can still access the services they need in 2022.”
All of the services provided on Desert Rose are offered with strict COVID-19 safety precautions in place.
Mobile Service Centre locations:
Town | Date |
Balaklava | Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 March |
Ardrossan | Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 March |
Edithburgh | Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 March |
Yorketown | Friday 18 March |
Minlaton | Monday 21 March |
Maitland | Tuesday 22 March |
Port Broughton | Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 March |
More detailed information about the Mobile Service Centres’ upcoming stopping locations will be made available on the Services Australia website at: servicesaustralia.gov.au/mobileoffice
Media Contact: Leonie Lloyd-Smith 02 6277 4967 March 1 2022