Wet weather's high hits
TransLink’s website traffic increased two-fold during southern Queensland’s severe wet weather
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Franchise program launched
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a national franchise program, seeking engagement from franchisors
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Latrobe Valley feedback
Latrobe Valley Buslines MD hails last week’s free buses a success, now looking to sustain patronage
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Mates rates plan
Aussie coach company Greyhound Australia is rolling out the discounts a year after Yasi
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Gas bus explosion linked to cylinder defect
A faulty cylinder could be to blame for a CNG gas bus explosion in Brisbane last month, still under investigation by two teams
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Deluge keeps KBL hopping – depot build on track
A leading Queensland bus operator was kept ‘on the hop’ recently as more wet weather rivalling last summer’s deluge threatens to derail depot schedule
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Grendas pay workers extra $15 million
The surprise money give-away to Grenda Transit employees by their former boss flows on this weekend at Volgren
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EXCLUSIVE: This week’s insolvencies
Busnews’ weekly list of insolvencies sourced from ASIC
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Bus racing debuts at Willowbank
Bus racing is set to take off across Australia, as MAN and Volvo buses clashed at Willowbank last weekend
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Latrobe Valley free buses
Victoria’s Latrobe Valley passengers are travelling free this week to mark more than 800 new bus services
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Myki roll-out continues
The Myki transition from Metcard continues in Victoria with plans for 800 places to buy and top up a smartcard
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Appointment ‘boon’ for Higer
WMC has appointed a former Custom Coaches engineer to lead Higer’s low floor bus entry into Australia
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EXCLUSIVE: This week’s insolvencies
Busnews’ weekly list of insolvencies sourced from ASIC
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Gas bus explosion under investigation
A CNG gas bus cylinder explosion in Brisbane at the weekend is under investigation
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Willowbank ‘cool bus’ action
This Saturday’s motor racing action at Willowbank Raceway will see a school bus promotion with a difference
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NSW moves to accredit community transport drivers
Only Queensland has a community transport driver’s authorisation system in place, but NSW could soon follow
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Checking bus bona fides
A new national Personal Property Securities Register could verify whether the bus you buy is unencumbered
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EXCLUSIVE: Bus primed to compete with ‘vans’
A small bus breakthrough is about to reach Australia with the release of a bus-shaped 28-seater
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Post-election promise
A multi-million dollar upgrade on a Brisbane bus station won’t start until after the state election
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Sod turning start
A new Logan City bus station looks likely to be constructed following last week’s sod turning
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