Mobile Assistance Patrol

ADELAIDE - 0411 474 368

7 Days a Week – 4pm to Midnight.

MURRAY BRIDGE - 0478 111 915

Tuesday to Saturday – 4pm to Midnight.

Mobile Assistance Patrol (MAP) continues to have a high demand for transporting individuals who are vulnerable, under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, and at risk of harm or being involved in anti-social behaviour, minimising the contact with the justice system.

Client Target Groups:

People who are intoxicated in unsafe public places within the inner city area of Adelaide who are:

  • experiencing harm, or

  • who are at a high risk of harm due the influence of drugs or alcohol, and

  • are not in a fit state to safely return of their own accord to their home or to a safe place.

The target group is inclusive to:

  • Adults

  • Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal

  • Aboriginal people who are visitors to the Adelaide inner city and parklands.

Priority

  • South Australian Police sites within the CBD

The following services will be considered for priority pick-up locations

  • Whitmore Square, located on the west side of Whitmore Sq in front of St Luke’s Church (referred by Detox)

  • North Tce (OTR), Located behind Hindley St Police Station on North Tce (referred by Hindley st Police Station or SAPOL on North Tce)

  • Non Metro Police sites

  • West Tce, Park 23

No time limits can be guaranteed by Mobile Assistance Patrol for pickups.

Geographical Coverage

  • The main focus is in inner Adelaide and the surrounding parkland areas.

  • Transportation from inner Adelaide to the broader Metropolitan areas limited to:
    –  Smithfield in the Northern Suburbs
    –  Port Noarlunga in the southern suburbs
    –  Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills

  • Clients are not to be transported from metropolitan Adelaide into the inner city of Adelaide at any time.

Service Limitation

  • MAP is not a replacement for calling a Taxi

  • House to house transportation is not provided

  • Transportation from Adelaide metropolitan areas to the inner Adelaide city area is not provided.

White van with 'M.A.P. Mobile Assistance Patrol' logo parked on a city street at night, surrounded by tall office buildings illuminated with lights.