Christian Homes Tasmania (CHT) launched its new ‘Daisy Bus’ on Wednesday, June 18.
The Daisy Bus was named in honour of CHT’s first Daisy Bus, originally fundraised and named by volunteer Linda Tabor.
The new Daisy Bus also launches the branding for Pinnacle Village, CHT’s ‘lifestyle’ village coming to Village Drive, Kingston.
Pinnacle Village will feature independent living units, a residential aged care facility and a social hub for the community, including a hairdresser, café and community meeting room.
Linda’s nieces Cassandra and Teena were in attendance on the day of the launch to commemorate her.
Linda was a passionate advocate for a bus to help overcome Snug Village’s perceived isolation and lack of outing opportunities.
She fundraised for the bus, contacting businesses and organising a fair and walkathon, amongst other initiatives.
Linda had only one condition for the bus, which was welcomed to Snug Village in 2008.
She requested that the new bus be named the Daisy Bus, in recognition of the friends she made during a difficult period in her life.
Linda had been suddenly widowed and was struggling with no work, no transport and two little girls to raise on her own.
The community rallied around Linda to purchase her a secondhand car, which she named Daisy.
Linda had been a carer for several Snug Village residents before becoming a volunteer and was a great advocate for the residents.
She continued her support for many years, further fundraising for the chapel and assisting on many outings on the Daisy Bus.
The original Daisy Bus has since been decommissioned but the new Daisy Bus can now be seen driving around the Kingston area thanks to donations from Hazell Bros, Rotary Club of Kingston and the CHT foundation.
