ABC magazine takes a look back at the year that was with a 12-part online special
Like fine wine, some things just get better with time.
And while the bus industry can surely appreciate a fine wine (or two), there have been times throughout there year when it was important to get down to business.
It was a year of achievements for industry and now it’s time to take a look back at the year of 2015.
JUNE
The way forward
As ‘conference season continued’, BusSA held the first state conference in three years.
The conference was attended by more than 70 operators and suppliers with executive director Lauran Huefner indicating the conference will go ahead in 2016 after the success of the event.
The conference saw a mix of politicians and bureaucrats, as well as experts in industrial relations and tourism.
Industry rallies
Tasmanian Bus Association (TasBus) also held their annual conference in Hobart for 2015.
Delegates were reassured by infrastructure minister Rene Hidding the industry will be involved in the Tasmanian bus passenger and service review – dubbed operation 2018.
The annual auction also raised $10,000 for children’s cancer charity Canteen.
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