With dozens of bus pics shooting into the ABC inbox, it was ultimately Damian Shiambi who took home Best Bus August after he submitted a wonderful photo of a Ventura vehicle up in the slopes at Mount Hotham.
Shiambi’s winning photo beat a hotly contested field, including a newly constructed Edwards Coaches Scania SB from Aaron Lambie and Richard McDonald’s great submission of a GO Wellington / NZBUS coach.
John Louder was also a worthy finalist for his photo of a Coach Design Scania taken on the Cobb Highway.
But none of these wonderful photos could surpass Shiambi and his shot of a Ventura Marcopolo coach.
The vehicle, 1626, was delivered to Ventura around the end of 2023, with Shiambi lucky enough to be allocated the bus for charters and school runs.
“I’ve been to places like Tooradin Foreshore, taken the army to Puckapunyal and done plenty of city and Phillip Island charters in this bus,” Shiambi told ABC.
“This picture was taken up at Mount Hotham on a week-long school camp.”
As the winner of Best Bus August, Shiambi 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 August.
Don’t forget to send through your Best Bus photos for September and throughout 2024 via email and keep an eye on our Facebook page for more details!