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**This article is from 2018. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** With tens of thousands of people expected to attend the Nobbys dawn service this year, Newcastle Transport is providing a number of additional transport options to help Novocastrians travel to and from the city on Anzac Day. “We are pleased […]

**This article is from 2018. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Customers taking part in the first trial of ‘On Demand’ public transport in the Hunter can download an app connecting them with buses that will come right to the door in the Lake Macquarie area. The Newcastle Transport On Demand app matches customers travelling in […]

**This article is from 2017. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Customers will have improved choice, convenience and accessibility when a new ‘on demand’ bus trial starts during off-peak periods in Lake Macquarie in 2018. Areas of Dudley, Mount Hutton and Warners Bay have been chosen for the trial, which starts in January. Customers will […]

**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 […]

**This article is from 2017. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Buses will continue to run into Newcastle in the weeks leading up to the Newcastle 500 to ensure residents, workers, students and visitors can continue to go about their daily lives. “Our job is to keep the city moving during this exciting and significant […]

**This article is from 2017. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Keolis Downer is looking for bus drivers to be part of the new era of public transport in Newcastle. Chief Executive Officer of Keolis Downer Hunter, Campbell Mason, said the company is looking for full time and casual bus drivers who exhibit a commitment […]

**This article is from 2017. Please check newcastletransport.info or contact us for the latest information** Alida van Driel’s dream of becoming Newcastle’s first female harbour master is one step closer to becoming reality after winning the 2017 Hunter TAFE Baker Maritime Scholarship. The 27-year-old general purpose hand is one of the first two females to work on ferries in […]