Articles tagged: Public Transport
Residents describe public transport as a ‘nightmare’
Ellie Blackney loves catching the train.
Trains set to return sooner
Trains on the Warrnambool Line are set to return a week early, following the ahead-of-schedule completion of a critical rail maintenance blitz.
Pledge to improve train services
The Coalition has promised to immediately begin upgrades of Warrnambool rail passenger services if elected to government at the November state election.
FARE-FREE MAY: Transport relief extended, MP demands upgrade
Colac and district train travellers will get another month of free transport and then half-price fares until the end of the year.
Travellers left waiting at Colac
Colac and district commuters have faced more travel misery as suspended V-Line bookings lead to overcrowded trains during Easter and the start of school holidays.
Free travel escalates issues
Colac commuters will ride for free on all V-Line trains and buses throughout April, but a local MP is concerned Warrnambool line train travellers are being funnelled onto an already overburdened service.
Regional fare cap increasing in 2026
Colac and district travellers will pay an extra 40 cents when they travel on public transport in the new year.
District travellers to enjoy free public transport
Public transport will be free on Christmas and New Year’s Eve and there will be more services this weekend to get to the Boxing Day Test, the State Government says.
No charge to ride the rails on weekend
Colac and district residents will travel for free on public transport every weekend during summer until February, marking the opening of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel.
Council proposes evening bus parking ban
Buses would be banned from parking in a section of Colac’s Murray Street during the evening under a new proposal.
Towns need extra services
Communities between Colac and Geelong desperately need a public transport boost, a Winchelsea-based academic says.
Patronage dip is from fewer trips
An advocate for the Colac to Lorne summer bus says a reduction in service days in 2024-25 has impacted final patronage figures.
Train changes for upgrades
Coaches will replace trains on the region’s railway from this Saturday until September 10 to allow for track works.
Bus replaces trains for local commuters
Coaches will replace trains on the Geelong and Warrnambool lines between Geelong and Warrnambool from Saturday until Tuesday.
Train fares rise
V-Line fares will rise 80 cents to a maximum of $10 a day from Saturday.
Coaches replace south-west trains
Colac train passengers can expect service disruptions in coming weeks, with buses to replace some trains.
Bus service to replace local trains
Train services will continue to face disruptions until early May thanks to track maintenance and upgrades.
Public transport disruption ahead
Coaches will replace trains on the Geelong and Warrnambool lines for three weeks.
Victorian public transport fare reduction arrives next week
Cheaper train fares will arrive for Colac passengers from next Friday.
Buses replace trains
Colac train passengers will face service disruptions this weekend as buses replace trains.
MP questions train fare caps
Colac and district residents will catch much cheaper public transport from March 31, despite doubts from a Colac politician.
Coaches to replace trains
Colac and district train passengers should expect disruptions this weekend and through next week.
Changes for trains and roads
Buses will replace trains on Colac’s train line this weekend.
Colac-Lorne bus is back – now get behind it
A Colac district transport campaigner is urging people to use a Colac-to-Lorne bus this summer to extend the service.
