A transport partner of TransLink, Sunbus operates more than 30 urban bus routes across the Sunshine Coast.
Mr Biagini said the important efforts of workers during the pandemic showed how vital they were to the community.
“Public transport workers ensured that during the COVID-19 pandemic our essential workers were able to get to their workplaces, and continue to perform a vital community service in transporting members of our community to where they need to go,” he said.
“This is a very strong and unionised yard, and they’re not afraid to fight for what they deserve, but at this point we are negotiating in good faith with the company.”
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The State Government is seeking regional representatives to join a Bruce Highway advisory body, as billions of dollars are spent on the 1677km stretch of road.
Six positions are available at the Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council for people who live anywhere along the highway north of Gympie and regularly use it, and are road safety or regional development experts.
The trust was promised in 2017 and met twice last year to help shape three five-year plans for the highway, and the State Government is now expanding it to incorporate more regional voices.
Bruce Highway Trust chairman Peter Garske said the group counselled the government on the efficiency, safety, and flood protection of the highway.
Advocates call for more bus driver safety measures from Qld government
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Passengers assaulting, screaming, shoving and yelling at bus drivers is a major statewide problem and not confined to Brisbane, frustrated bus driver groups have told
Brisbane Times.
There are 95.21 million trips on bus in south-east Queensland (2019-20) which is about 91 per cent of the 104.73 million bus trips Queensland wide, TransLink figures show.
Now bus driver groups question the Queensland government’s commitment to the 2018
Improving Bus Driver Safety review, which allocated $3.93 million for a 50-50 contribution with bus companies to install driver barriers.