Meet Glenn ‘Butch’ Brown

Ferry Master Butch, 64, has been captaining the Stockton Ferry for the past 15 years. Growing up in Birchgrove near Snail Bay in Sydney Harbour, he learnt to sail when he was just eight years old. Before long, he was sailing competitively and raced as an amateur well into his late teens. “I wanted to […]
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Queens Wharf maintenance

Queens Wharf Newcastle will be undergoing maintenance from Monday 15 June to 7 August. Ferry Services will be running to schedule during this time. Please note the changed during construction, will be one side of the ramp will be closed, with the remaining side maintained for ferry commuters. There will be a traffic control person […]
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Hamilton Community Open Day 2026

Join us on Saturday 20 June as we open the doors of Hamilton Depot to the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie community! This is your chance to find out more about what we do, chat to Bus Operators about their career and look back at public transport across the last century. Hamilton Depot has been central […]
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Getting to the Matildas vs Mexico by bus

The International Football Friendly on Saturday 6 June will kick off at 7.15pm. Fans heading to the match are encouraged to take advantage of convenient bus services operating to the venue. Limited free stadium shuttles will commence at 5.35pm and will run at regular intervals prior to kick off from selected bus stops along the […]
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Meet Greg

Greg Hall, 61, who started working as a bus driver at Newcastle Transport in November last year, has always loved public transport. A fond childhood memory of his is riding the 380 ‘Green Devils’ (his description of the sound they made when the buses accelerated on Bondi Road) with his grandma in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs […]
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Getting to the A-League men’s semi-finals by bus

The A-League men’s semis kick off at 7.40pm on Saturday 16 May 2026. Fans heading to the match are encouraged to take advantage of convenient bus services operating to the venue. Stadium shuttles Free stadium shuttles will commence at 6.10pm and will run at regular intervals prior to kick off from selected bus stops along […]
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Anzac Day memorial 2026: A tribute to our service men and women

  On Saturday 25 April 2026, our team took a moment to honour and pay their respects at the annual Anzac Day service at Hamilton Depot Memorial.   This longstanding tradition brings together Keolis staff, representatives from The Depot Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Transport Officers, The Transport Institute, and the NSW Ambulance Service, at the Hamilton Depot […]
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