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Newcastle Herald: Drivers cop abuse as tensions boil over with bus timetable overhaul
Read the full story on the Newcastle Herald here. By Carrie Fellner Tempers frayed on day one of the city’s […] Read More »
Mehreen Faruqi argues Newcastle is the victim of failed privatisation experiment
Newcastle Herald, Mehreen Fauqi THOUSANDS of Novocastrians relying on public transport to get to work, school and university on time […] Read More »
Minister Constance flogs commuters with secret 10% price hike
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald has revealed that Opal fares have sneakily risen by a whopping 10 per cent since the […] Read More »
Media Release: Newcastle commuters bearing the brunt of a slower service
Figures have revealed that commuters in Newcastle are bearing the brunt of a far slower commute after a private operator […] Read More »
Newcastle light rail cost: Wireless upgrade contributes to extra $35m bill
Once again, the NSW Government has demonstrated it is completely incapable of effectively planning and budgeting for our transport. Our […] Read More »
ABC: George Street section re-opens as Minister shuts down retailers at press conference
By Emily Laurence and Paige Cockburn Angry retailers have ambushed the NSW Premier and the state’s Transport Minister at the reopening of a […] Read More »
Daily Telegraph: Blunders on buses taken to new level
BUS drivers are complaining the new $500 million northern beaches double-decker services are proving inferior to their older bendy counterparts, […] Read More »
Newcastle Herald: Keolis Downer releases new Newcastle transport routes, timetables
Michael Parris, Newcastle Herald Newcastle’s private transport operator, Keolis Downer, says it will introduce 1200 new bus and ferry services […] Read More »
2018 Award – Ballot results
Dear members, Please see below ballot results, with a resounding vote in support of the Award. Or click here to […] Read More »
Uber style buses to spell disaster in regional and rural NSW
The announcement by Constance to extend the trial of uber-style buses to regional NSW further demonstrates this Minister does not […] Read More »