Weekly Update
Huge Ekka Wednesday Events!
With huge crowds ascending on the Ekka and the Mekka Races, there will be plenty of money on the table mid week!
Expect higher requests than normal tonight as many people take advantage of Wednesday’s sleep in.
Tax Information Sessions
Tomorrow night we’re bringing in a tax professional from H&R block to explain your tax obligations and answer all of your questions.
Wednesday 12 August, 7:00pm – U7 441 Nudgee Rd, Hendra
Register for the session here.
We appreciate that things have been confusing of late, Mark will be able to provide you with solutions for all of your tax queries.
First in First Out Airport Queues
- You are considered in the queue once you enter the purple zone on your map
- When you leave the airport zone your place in the queue will be lost
- Going offline/online will put you at the bottom of the queue
- As long as you are in the airport zone, your distance to the terminal does not matter. For example, you can park at McDonalds, grab something to eat, take a toilet break, fill up with gas etc. until you get a request.
Weekly Five Star Partner Tip
“Your driving is key. Make your passengers feel how you want to feel when being driven by someone else. They want to trust the driver and feel safe in that car.” – Grant (4.83)
Share your 5 star partner tip here. Be creative! The more variety, the better.
News in the World of Uber
UberX Fares To Increase In Australia After ATO Ruling.
The Brisbane Times reports that Uber will increase its UberX fares by ten percent in Australia Friday after “a tax office ruling that GST should be applied on trips,” though the company is disputing the ATO ruling in court.
Study: Uber Reduces Drink Driving Deaths.
Daily Beast reports that a study by Philadelphia’s Temple University “analyzed data on alcohol-induced road deaths from 2009 to 2014” in “Californian cities with Uber versus…those ones without” and found that Uber’s service “reduced deaths by a minimum of 3.6 percent wherever it was implemented,” noting that if the “study’s findings hold nationally, an estimated 500 lives would be saved every year.”
Uber Partners With New Zealand Red Cross For Transportation, Donations.
The New Zealand Herald reports that Uber announced Tuesday that it “has pledged to provide $100,000 of free rides to the New Zealand Red Cross” as part of an “open-ended partnership deal,” which Uber’s New Zealand general manager Oscar Peppitt said will “benefit the charity’s Meals on Wheels service in Auckland and Wellington” and “help to provide critical transport during emergencies.” Peppitt said Uber will “donate its service fee (20 per cent of the total fare) to the Red Cross during emergencies,” which will “be gauged on a case-by-case basis.”
Need help?
Send us an email: partners.brisbane@uber.com Visit us at the Uber Partner Centre:
Unit 7, 441 Nudgee Road, Hendra. Check the schedule here for staffed hours.