ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE RIVERINA ANGLICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR 30th JANUARY

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE RIVERINA ANGLICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS Busabout will be operating special school services on January 30th, 2025. Students should check the attached information for their new bus number and time for 30th January only. Effective Friday the 31st of January normal school bus services will resume. The bus …

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🚍 We’re Hiring: Heavy Vehicle Mechanic – Bus 🚍

Join our team at Busabout Wagga in Wagga Wagga, NSW! We’re looking for a skilled Heavy Vehicle Mechanic to maintain and repair our fleet of buses, ensuring they are safe, reliable, and roadworthy. 🔧 What you’ll do: Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and body faults Perform scheduled servicing and maintenance …

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Bus Flashing Lights Update for 2025 Term 1

Motorists

 

  • Lights flash on buses to warn motorists that buses are picking up and dropping off children.
  • You must slow down to 40km/h when overtaking or passing a bus displaying flashing
    lights, unless a lower speed limit applies.
  • You can help keep children safe by:
  • Sticking to the speed limit and following the road rules in school zones
  • Slowing down to 40km/h when bus lights are flashing, unless a lower speed limit applies
  • Looking out for children crossing the road near bus stops, in school zones or along bus routes
  • Giving way to buses when they merge back into traffic.
  • For more information visit:http://transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/road-users/drivers/be-busaware#Bus_flashing_lights

 

 

Families:

    • Families have an important part to play in keeping children safe around roads.
    • Never drop off or meet your child on the opposite side of the road to the bus stop or call them across the road. Always drop them off or meet them on the same side of the road as the bus stop.
    • Remind your children to always wait until the bus has gone before choosing a safe place to cross the road
    • Talk to your children about Stop! Look! Listen! Think! every time they cross the road:
    • Stop one step back from the kerb
    • Look continuously both ways
    • Listen for the sounds of approaching traffic
    • Think whether it is safe to cross and keep checking until safely across.
    • For more information visit: http://transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/road-users/drivers/be-busaware#Bus_flashing_lights

 

2025 School Bus Pass Information

2025 School Bus Pass Information for Parents

Please be advised that all eligible 2025 bus passes will be processed and provided to the respective schools where they will be distributed and can be collected. Note that if a student held a valid 2024 bus pass and will remain at the same school in 2025, they will automatically receive a 2025 school bus pass. If you do not receive your bus pass by the 26th of February, please contact our depot.

Please note that there is a moratorium period where students do not need to show their bus pass until the 28th of February 2025. This allows sufficient time for students to receive their travel passes.

Please ensure that once your child receives their Bus Pass, they must show this to the Bus Driver each time they board the bus.

Who can get a SSTS bus pass?

As a NSW transport operator, Busabout Wagga administers school bus passes for a large majority of students and schools in the Wagga region as part of the School Student Transport Scheme if they meet all the eligibility criteria.

Your child is eligible for a free bus pass if they are:

  1. A NSW resident
  2. Enrolled at a registered school
  3. Older than four years, six months
  4. Eligible for free Government education
  5. Living more than the required distance from their school

How Can I Apply for a Bus Pass?

Students may apply for a school bus pass by completing an online application form available from the Transport for NSW website.

Not Eligible for SSTS School Bus Pass

If your child has not been approved or deemed ineligible by TfNSW to receive a SSTS School bus pass, then they must pay a fare to the driver when boarding or purchase a Term Pass. Term Passes can be purchased over the counter at our depot or click on link to download a Term pass form and submit to Busabout Depot. TERM PASS APPLICATION FORM 2025

Bus Flashing Lights 2025

Motorists: Slowing down to 40km/h when bus lights are flashing Looking out for children crossing the road near bus stops, in school zones or along bus routes Giving way to buses when they merge back into traffic. Parents and Carers: Always meet your child AT school or the bus stop. NEVER wait …

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Be Bus Aware – Bus Safety Week 2025

Be Bus Aware highlights the importance of bus safety for all road users. Buses are large, heavy vehicles and can’t stop quickly. Bus Safety Week will run from Monday 17 – Sunday 23 February 2025 to raise awareness for all road users on how to stay safe on and around …

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