More frequent bus services are set to be introduced later this year for passengers in Greensborough, St Helena and Eltham North, after the Victorian government identified a strong community preference for updated services.
Routes 513 Eltham – Glenroy via Lower Plenty and Route 514 Eltham – Glenroy via Greensborough will see increased service frequency over the weekends, while Route 517 Northland – St Helena will see an increase on weekdays.
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The changes were made following extensive community feedback on the proposed FlexRide Greensborough, which saw a large response to improving existing fixed route services.
“Local voices have helped us shape the new bus network in Greensborough, St Helena and Eltham North, ensuring it delivers the public transport services the community wants, at the times they want to travel,” Member for Eltham Vicki Ward says.
Improving services in Melbourne’s growing north-east is part of Victoria’s Bus Plan, which aims to deliver “holistic reform” to the bus network across the state.
Since the launch in June 2021, the plan has already improved bus services in more than half of the state’s 79 local government areas, adding more than 5,800 services.
“We’re providing more frequent and reliable public transport that better connects people to jobs, education, services and onward travel on our rail network over more days of the week and more hours of the day,” public and active transport minister Gabrielle Williams says.
Further information on the improved services, including the new timetables, will be shared closer to the new services commencing in late 2025.
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