Newcastle’s First Permanent Female Ferry Captain Reflects on Her Journey Breaking Barriers

Earlier this month, Newcastle’s first permanent female Ferry Master, Jess, shared her journey in the maritime industry as part of the Women on Water program created by students from St Pius X Adamstown. The initiative aims to show local students the possibilities of a maritime career, attracting more women to the workforce. With a decade […]

**This article is from 2019. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** The Christmas Bus The famous Christmas bus returning to the network for another year. The Christmas bus will be out and about from Sunday 1 December 2019. As always, the Christmas bus will be spreading Christmas cheer all over Newcastle as it operates […]

**This article is from 2019. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Newcastle Transport’s On Demand patronage has increased by 73% since the service area expanded on 30 June, with over 4,800 customer trips recorded in July. Keolis Downer Hunter Director of Corporate Affairs, Andrew Fletcher said the latest data shows Lake Macquarie residents are […]

**This article is from 2019. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Today marks the start of Rail Safety Week 2019, an initiative to raise community awareness around rail safety. With light rail in Newcastle up and running for almost six months now, Rail Safety Week offers a timely reminder for everyone to be safe […]

**This article is from 2019. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Newcastle Transport customers will notice improved reliability and connections as the new bus and ferry timetable begins on Sunday and On Demand services expand to more suburbs in Lake Macquarie. Timings have been tweaked on bus and ferry services, including some school bus […]

**This article is from 2019. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Parents and students are being urged to check their school bus timetable ahead of changes to some school services from 1 July designed to improve reliability. Keolis Downer Corporate Affairs Director, Andrew Fletcher said Newcastle Transport operates over 150 school services every weekday, […]

**This article is from 2019. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** The Newcastle Transport Hub will be relocated to the multimodal Newcastle Interchange from Monday 29 April. The successful Newcastle Transport Hub has been a one-stop-shop for customers since mid‑2017, helping customers navigate bus and ferry network changes and preparing the community for light […]

**This article is from 2018. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Keolis Downer Hunter has today released a suite of updated timetables and customer information ahead of refinements to the network going live on 29 July. The company is in the process of briefing key stakeholder groups about refinements to Newcastle Transport’s network and […]

**This article is from 2018. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Keolis Downer Hunter has announced refinements to the Newcastle bus network to address community feedback received since January. General Manager Mark Dunlop said improvements, to be implemented on 29 July, will be made across the network after completing a process of scheduling, timetabling, […]

**This article is from 2017. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Newcastle is set to receive better bus and ferry services than ever before when new timetables are introduced next year. High frequency bus services will run every 15 minutes on key corridors, while ferry services, will also run every 15 minutes between Stockton and […]