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The health and wellbeing of our staff, customers and the community is our top priority. Please follow NSW Health advice and Transport for NSW restrictions when using our services. Newcastle Transport would like to thank our customers and staff for their support and hard work during this time. Across NSW Mandatory face masks across NSW […]

Keolis Downer, the operator of Newcastle Transport is looking for people with a genuine interest and ‘drive’ to provide fantastic customer service to their customers. Keolis Downer Hunter General Manager, Mark Dunlop, said being a professional Bus Operator involves a lot more than driving. “Not only are they responsible for getting our customers to their […]

Happy Easter from Newcastle Transport! Newcastle Transport’s Easter Colouring-in Competition With the Easter Bunny’s visit just around the corner, to celebrate Newcastle Transport is inviting all our customers to decorate our Easter-themed bus, ferry or light rail with your favourite colours. There are 12 awesome Easter prize packs up for grabs and all colouring-in abilities […]

Newcastle Transport Travel Experience Day is designed to help customers become more familiar with public transport. You can practise getting on and off an accessible tram, bus and ferry in a static situation, and have a chat to our customer service officers who will be there to assist you.

Everyone has a part to play in staying safe around buses. Whether you're walking, driving or riding, it's always important to Be Bus Aware. Read our safety tips to learn how you can stay safer when you are next travelling on a bus, or sharing the road with our services.

A brand new festival is being launched this February to celebrate Newcastle's vibrant creative community. The inaugural New Annual festival, run by City of Newcastle, spans for ten days with a variety of activities and sites all over Newcastle. Use Newcastle Transport to be a part of the action.

Did you know a Newcastle tram is as hard to stop as a herd of thirty rhinos? Newcastle Transport operator Keolis Downer Hunter want drivers and pedestrians to be aware of trams operating in the Newcastle CBD.