Bannockburn P12 College and St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School students can get to school easier with extra bus services, thanks to the state government.
The extra service will bus start and finish at the Geelong Road Terminus and travel along sections of Kelly Road, Burnside Road, Macrossan Avenue and Charlton Road from the start of term three.
Minister for Public Transport Ben Carroll said the service would help release pressure on the existing bus services between the two schools as part of the state government’s $25 million investment.
“Through Victoria’s Bus Plan we’re delivering a modern, productive, environmentally sustainable bus network that increases the number of people choosing to take the bus,” he said.
“We’re giving parents and students what they want with better school bus services in metropolitan and regional areas like Bannockburn where there is high demand, and they are needed most.”
Member for Geelong Christine Couzens said the new services were delivered under Victoria’s Bus Plan and were “great news for local families”.
“Students attending St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School and Bannockburn P12 College are among the first in the state to benefit from this initiative to improve school bus services,” she said.
The state government will continue to roll out the School Buses initiative, with most new services expected to start in the 2024 school year.
