Best Bus winner crowned for October

Over the past 18 months, ABC’s Best Bus has taken beloved buses and coaches to a range of places.

From the tip of Mt Cook in New Zealand to the beautiful glistening reflection of Uluru in the Northern Territory, the array of photos to date have had no limits.

However, the October winner of Best Bus has taken us to a completely new place, with the sun-filled shot courtesy of Robert Shelton giving us a glimpse into the world of outer space and satellites.

It was a tightly contested competition for October, with Bryce Pender’s high standard of quality shots coming to the fore with a special maroon old timer.

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Richard McDonald’s two flicks, one of a Kinetic bus shining brightly in the dark and another of the side of a colourful SkyBus, were both worthy contenders.

Ventura apprentice parts interpreter Shayla Thorpe’s great effort to get up early and capture the sun rising at Ventura’s Dandenong depot was also worthy of recognition.

However, none of these entrants could go past Shelton, who wowed the team at ABC with his shot of a Deane Coaches/Potter Travel coach in front of the ACT dish.

Taken out the front of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex dish in Tidbinbilla in the ACT, the Potter Travel coach is a 2008 Volvo B12R with a Coach Design body.

“It’s done 985kms and is still going strong,” Shelton told ABC.

“It was taken on August 17 and the dish made for an interesting shot.”

As the winner of Best Bus October, Shelton has received a free 12-month subscription to ABC magazine, while the winning photo is also being shown off as ABC’s Facebook cover photo for the whole of the month.

Don’t forget to send through your Best Bus photos for November and throughout 2025 via email and keep an eye on our Facebook page for more details!