News & events

If you’re heading out this Sunday 4 October to watch the Knights Grand Final, we can help get you there. Buses We will be running the regular Sunday timetable for buses – plan your trip here.  Light Rail Heading into the CBD? We have added services so that the light rail will run every 10 […]

Buses replace ferry from 10pm until end of service on Monday 21 September due to planned routine maintenance. Buses will depart every 30 minutes from Stockton and Queens Wharf from 10pm until end of service. Please allow extra travel time. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank customers for their patience while this work […]

Newcastle Transport want you to know: It is hard to stop a 50-tonne tram. This Rail Safety Week (10 – 16 August 2026) Newcastle Transport is urging Novocastrians to pay attention and look and listen for trams. CCTV vision released today shows a number of alarming close calls near the Newcastle light rail over the […]

From Monday 10 August, there will be an additional 19 ferry services added each week and some minor changes to the ferry timetable during the evening and night. Keolis Hunter General Manager, Arsene Durand-Raucher said while there were minor changes to the timetable to accommodate staff breaks at the new ferry office and amenities at […]

Trevor Lightfoot will retire this week after an exemplary career behind the wheel. Trevor’s career-long commitment was recognised recently by BusNSW, where he was awarded the 2025 Outer Metropolitan Driver of the Year to honour his outstanding driving record and excellent customer service. Known affectionately by his customer’s as “helpful Trev”, Trevor is someone who […]

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 […]

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 […]