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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]