BIC National Bulletin – August 2023

BIC National Bulletin – July 2023

BIC e-Bulletin July 2023   Message from the Executive Director Bus and coach services are attracting a lot of attention with the extensive media coverage associated with the Greta crash. If you follow NSW news, you would also be aware of the NSW Bus Industry Taskforce appointed by the Minns Government to determine how to deliver more efficient and reliable services and make recommendations to the Government on how to address so called “bus operators’ performance issues”. Whilst public transport …

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BIC National e-Bulletin – June 2023

BIC National e-Bulletin – June 2023  Message from the Executive Director It has been a difficult few months for the bus industry as we deal with a series of tragic accidents that have impacted the lives of many, both within the industry and across the wider community. Our deepest condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of those who have been killed and those who have been injured in several crashes involving buses and coaches, particular the horrific Hunter …

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BIC National e-Bulletin – May 2023

BIC e-Bulletin May 2023   Message from the Executive Director Collaboration and constructive advocacy are core to the Bus Industry Confederation’s success in representing this wonderful industry.  This month our advocacy has paid off with the Australian Government announcing funding in the budget for a Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Roadmap and Action Plan.  We have been advocating for this for the past couple of years and it is great that the relevant Ministers and bureaucrats have taken notice.  We …

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BIC National e-Bulletin – April 2023

Home     Message from the Executive Director It has been an incredibly busy month at the BIC Secretariat. We have been hard at work locking in venues and dates for the National Industry Conference and the new trade exhibition – the National Bus and Coach Show 2024.   The National Conference is being held in Adelaide from October 29 to 1 November this year and the Bus and Coach Show takes us to Brisbane in September 2024. We have …

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BIC National e-Bulletin – March 2023

Home   Message from the Executive Director One of the highlights of the National Industry Summit was the Women in the Bus Industry Panel at the end of day one.  The panel, which included Rachel Spencer from Transdev John Holland, Sarah Forbes from Volvo Buses APAC, Leanne Griffith from Red Bus Services and Katrina McLachlan a bus driver for Action Buses, canvassed a broad range of issues. The recruitment, retention, and promotion of women in the industry was a key …

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