When driving through beautiful areas of the country, it would seem rude to not pull over for a quick picture of your bus in front of the sights.
With idyllic backdrops, stunning sunsets and more, it paints quite a pretty picture.
This month’s entries for ABC’s Best Bus have done just that, showcasing not only some of the best buses hitting the roads, but some of the best sights you can see trapsing through Australia and New Zealand.
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This month, the winner of ABC Best Bus May, John Louder, took us all the Northern Territory.
Louder’s winning photo beat a hotly contested field, including numerous entries from Newcombe Coaches which featured the Big Banana, Muttonbird Island, Coffs International Stadium and Coffs Wooden Jetty. Talk about taking a trip!
Grady Weatherley-Connell gave us a bit of a bus throwback with the ARA Heritage Buses group, showing off a 1989 MAN SG242 #2031 and 1994 MAN 11.190 #210 at the Silverdale yard following a bit of TLC by volunteers.
Joel Gorton snapped a sea of yellow on Sydney Bus museum’s Westbus 40 years tour, showing that sometimes older is better.
But despite the incredible efforts, it was ultimately Louder who came out on top.
“We were lucky to have all three coaches meet up at Uluru for the famous sunset over the Rock and I thought that this was a great opportunity for a great shot,” Louder told ABC.
“We actually had four of our Coaches meet up however we only have three in our fleet colours so moved one out for this photo.”
As the winner of Best Bus April, Louder 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 June and throughout 2025 via email and keep an eye on our Facebook page for more details!