CountryLink have made minor alterations to their times for the Griffith Xplorer and certain Canberra services.

Late in 2008 Fearnes Coaches was purchased by a new owner who announced the cessation of the loss-making Wagga Wagga to Sydney and return express coach services, effective 25 Feb 2009. These have now been removed from GetAbout Australia. Local bus services in Wagga Wagga are now operated under the name Busabout Wagga Wagga by the new owner. New timetables came into effect from 2 Nov 2009.

From 8 Feb 2010 Stonestreet's Coaches have absorbed the operations of the Toowoomba to Brisbane coach service formerly known as Toowoomba Transit Coaches. These services are now shown in GetAbout Australia. Stonestreet's expect to commence a direct Toowoomba - Brisbane Airport service in the near future.

From 28 Feb 2010 CountryLink are amending the following train and coach times: The 6.58am Sydney to Griffith Xplorer service (Saturdays) will arrive Griffith 16 minutes later at 3.57pm. The Griffith to Sydney Xplorer service (Sundays) will depart Griffith at the earlier time of 7.25am. The midday Canberra to Sydney Xplorer service will depart Canberra at 11.55am daily to arrive in Sydney at 4.21pm. The 6.58am Sydney to Canberra Xplorer service will arrive Canberra 6 minutes later at 11.23am. The evening coach service Canberra to Eden will depart Nimmitable 5 minutes later at 7.15pm. The morning coach service from Eden to Canberra will depart Cooma 5 minutes later at 10.05am.

Transwa have altered departure times of the "Prospector" train service from Perth to allow additional loading time at Midland. All other times remain the same.

V/Line have added extra services for Summer, between Geelong and Lorne/Apollo Bay. These services operate from 19 Dec 2009 until 31 Jan 2010.

From 6 Dec 2009 CountryLink will enhance their Sydney - Canberra services by increasing frequency for certain trains.

From 4 Oct 2009 a number of services that operate across different time zones where daylight saving is observed have had their times altered by operators. Please check departure times with operators when making enquiries or a reservation.

From 11 Oct 2009 CountryLink have made a number of alterations to times for trains and connecting coach services especially on the North Coast route. These are progressively being updated in GetAbout Australia. Confirm times with CountryLink when making reservations.

From 23 Oct 2009, SeaSA have suspended their ferry services between Wallaroo and Lucky Bay (across the Spencer Gulf) due to unavailability of a ferry. A new ferry is expected to be delivered in 2010 and services resume.

From 9 Nov 2009 V/Line have made a number of alterations to their coach services in the west, south west and south east regions of Victoria. From this date reservations on trains to and from Sale and Bairnsdale will no longer be required. Changes have also been made to the Speedlink service between Adelaide and Albury, with some stops removed and departure and arrival time changes.

On 19 Jul 2009 V/Line made a number of alterations to their country train and coach services. This included a complete recast of services to and from Cowes and Inverloch. Services on the north east railway line between Seymour and Albury remain suspended whilst works progress on the upgrading of this line. A substitute coach service operates supplemented by CountryLink trains.

GetAbout Australia have discontinued use of online forums until further notice due to spamming issues. It is expected that modified user forums will be reintroduced later in 2009.

V/Line have announced adjustments to many regional train timetables on most lines from Sunday 19 Jul to coincide with a new metropolitan Connex schedule. The new timetable will operate on the Bendigo, Echuca, Swan Hill, Geelong, Warrnambool, Bairnsdale, Traralgon, Seymour and Shepparton lines. The changes will also affect coach services currently replacing trains to Albury during upgrade works. The majority of services remain unaffected, however some services will depart earlier, depart later, or have different stopping patterns.

From 10 Jun 2009 Greyhound Australia will adjust all their Western Australian and many connecting Northern Territory service timetables.

On Sunday 14 Jun 2009 a new station will open at Wendouree, a suburb of Ballarat. The station is accessible from Gillies Street, with car parking off Learmonth Road. From this date a new timetable for Ballarat, Ararat and Wendouree trains will operate. It will mean some existing Ballarat train services will depart earlier or later or have different stopping patterns. The new station will be served by 11 weekday and 8 weekend services (including all current Ararat services).

The Cairns Tilt Train returns to full service from Monday 4 May following formal notification by the Rail Safety Regulator that Queensland Rail has addressed all concerns raised about the safety of the train.

Queensland Rail have announced cancellation of the Brisbane - Cairns Tilt Train service until further notice, due to safety issues. Intending passngers should contact QR for further advice on replacement services.

From this date daylight saving in all timezones finishes. Some times and dates of operation may vary. Check with your service provider when confirming reservations.

Since around 11 Sep 2008, Yorke Peninsula Coaches have varied days of operation and made some timing changes to their mid north and Yorke Peninsula, South Australia coach services. These changes are now reflected in GetAbout Australia.

Since about Nov 2008, the Murray Bridge Passenger Service, Barossa Valley Coaches and Coorong Coaches have been absorbed into the Australian Transit Enterprises (ATE) Group and rebranded LinkSA. Timetables remain largely unaltered.

Great Southern Rail frequency of operation of the "Indian Pacific" and "The Ghan" trains is reduced during periods of less demand. Dates of reduced operation are now shown in GetAbout Australia.

From 16 Feb 2009, Great Southern Rail have reintroduced Motorail on "The Overland" between Adelaide and Melbourne or vice versa. Passengers can take their cars with them on the train while they relax on the journey. For a limited time GSR are offering a couple of special fare deals with big savings off the regular prices for this service.

All V/Line services have returned to normal following the devastating bushfires, except Mansfield buses. These will continue to operate with an altered stopping pattern until further notice. Contact V/Line for details.

Due to bushfire damage, V/Line services along the Seymour and Warrnambool rail lines will be disrupted until Sunday 15 Feb 2009, with full service expected to resume from Monday 16 Feb. Mansfield coach services will be reduced and diverted until further notice. Please check the V/Line website for updates.

From 17 Feb 2009 SeaSA will reduce their ferry service frequency between Wallaroo and Lucky Bay for their off-peak season. Between 2 Feb and 16 Feb some services are curtailed because of ferry maintenance requirements. Check with the operator for details. Recently, this operator has provided a Friday and Sunday return coach service between Adelaide and Port Lincon that utilizes the ferry between Wallaroo and Lucky Bay.

Since 1 Feb 2009 V/Line has made minor timing alterations to Inverloch/Cowes weekday services and tweaked Canberra, Albury, Mulwala to Seymour midday replacement coach services. They have also added new Sale to Traralgon coach services in peak hours.

General update to post changes for Greyhound, CountryLink and V/Line services on a progressive basis. Intending passengers are always reminded to confirm times of services with operators.

New timetables have been issued by V/Line from today, mostly with minor stopping alterations. This date also saw temporary cessation of V/Line train services between Seymour (Vic) and Albury (NSW) whilst major works are undertaken on this line. A replacement coach service will operate until mid 2010. CountryLink trains continue to operate on this route and will convey limited numbers of V/Line passengers on their daytime services. V/Line also introduced a new night service 'Nightlink' between Adelaide and Melbourne.

As well as making adjustments for daylight saving, Greyhound Australia have also changed services including: the introduction of some code shares with Firefly Express (Adelaide-Melbourne-Sydney); reducing frequencies on some routes; and adding Olympic Dam (SA) and Emerald (Qld).

Since around 13 Nov our web site has returned to normal (following a transition in hosting arrangements). Because of the problems there will be delays in updating GetAbout Australia to reflect summer timetables for operators. Intending passengers are always encouraged to check final details with service operators.

Our apologies for the failure of our search engine. Work is underway to correct the problems and normal service should resume shortly.

From 13 Oct 2008, CountryLink commenced a temporary timetable in their southern region. Times will be progressively updated in GetAbout Australia.

Greyhound Australia have altered a number of services from the beginning of daylight saving and these changes will be progressively updated in GetAbout Australia. From 20 Oct 2008 they began codeshare arrangements with Firefly Express for the overnight services between Adelaide and Melbourne.

From 9 Nov 2008 V/Line will adjust a number of regional train and coach times. This date will also see the temporary closure of V/Line train services between Seymour and Albury whilst works take place to upgrade and convert this route to standard gauge. Countrylink trains will be conveying some V/Line passengers and other passengers will be accommodated on replacement coach services. It is expected that services will resume normal operations in 2010. Revised timetables are available from V/Line from 28 Oct 2008 and will be progressively updated in GetAbout Australia.

The coach services previously operated by Kirklands between Lismore and Brisbane have now been updated to reflect their operation by Premier Motor Service.

Since announcing on 11 Apr 2008, Kirklands Buslines have sold their Lismore to Brisbane express coach service to Premier Motor Service. All enquires in relation to this service can be directed to Premier Motor Service on telephone 13 34 10.

Daylight saving time starts in the Eastern states of Australia earlier than previously - Sunday 5 October 2008. A number of services affected, such as those provided by Greyhound Australia and Premier Motor Services, have not yet been updated in GetAbout Australia. Customers should confirm schedules when booking.

Added Buses R Us small coach services Broken Hill - Adelaide, Broken Hill - Mildura to GetAbout Australia. Removed references to Junction Tours of Dareton.

Yorke Peninsula Coaches have updated their timetables, indicating they now operate all "Copper Coast" services that were previously operated by Premier Stateliner. There has been some modification to their local Peninsula schedules including a reduction in service to Point Turton.

The "Australind" train morning services are to be operated by coach Mon to Fri from 8 Sep 2008 until Jun 2009. Weekend, Christmas break and public holiday services are operated by trains to the normal timetables.

From 20 Aug 2008 Premier Stateliner have revised most of their timetables and dropped some routes passing them to Yorke Peninsula Coaches or Greyhound Australia. As at 23 Aug 2008 Yorke Peninsula Coaches have not updated their timetables to reflect additional services to the Yorke Peninsula and Balaklava, so check with them as to service status (Phone: 08 8821 2755). Premier Stateliner has reduced service frequency between Adelaide and Mount Gambier and Whyalla. The overnight services to Port Lincoln have been discontinued and services to Ceduna have been reduced from daily and now require a change of coach at Port Augusta. Services to Roxby Downs have been cancelled, meaning this town no longer has any regularly scheduled services. Operations to the northern Flinders Ranges were cancelled some time ago, resulting in there being no scheduled services north of Quorn.

Added South West Coach Lines express and local services between Perth and south west Western Australian destinations including Bunbury, Collie, Manjimup and Busselton.

From 11 Aug 2008, Transwa "Prospector" train services that were being replaced by coach services will return to normal operations and times. The essential trackwork is now complete.

Added Murrays Coaches express services between Canberra and Sydney, Thredbo and Narooma.

From 27 Apr 2008 V/Line have retimed some country services and introduced additional services on busier routes.

From late April 2008 Great Southern Rail have renamed their Adelaide Keswick Terminal to the Adelaide Parklands Terminal, Richmond Road, Keswick, and completed a renovation of the facility.

Since 4 Feb 2008 the Canberra-Narooma 'Surfborder' service ceased to operate and the Canberra-Batemans Bay/Ulladulla services have been retimed. A new Yass-Canberra timetable commenced on 7 Jan 2008.

A temporary timetable for V/Line services in the Melbourne - Albury corridor was introduced from 25 Feb 2008 until further notice. This is to allow extra time for slow running due to track conditions. For operational reasons, some train services are curtailed at Wangaratta with a substitute coach for remaining sectors. Countrylink services in the same corridor are unaffected.

Since 29 Oct 2007 until 1 Aug 2008, due to essential trackwork, some Transwa "Prospector" train services will be replaced by Coach services, operating to the same times as existing trains.

Since about 28 Oct 2007, Suncoast Pacific has merged its operations with Greyhound Australia. Greyhound continue to operate local services between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.

Added SeaSA Wallaroo - Lucky Bay ferry service. Operates 3 times per day weekdays, less at weekends. From 20 Mar operates 4 times per day with less at weekends.

* Service changes updated for new timetable from 29 Jan 2008.
* Geelong to Leopold and vice versa search results no longer displayed as Leopold is now considered to be a Geelong suburban service. Go to McHarrys web site for details (Routes 75-79).
* Since 28 Dec 2007 the Colac to Apollo Bay and vice versa bus service no longer operates.

From today GetAbout Australia will be using our new site - new graphics, backgrounds and new features. Enjoy!

Added Brisbane Bus Lines services to GetAbout Australia.

Added Fearnes services to GetAbout Australia.

The Craigieburn rail electrification and other maintenance works on the Seymour line have now been completed. Coaches will no longer replace train services at weekends between Melbourne and Seymour/Shepparton. Current timetables will be effective until 29 September after which a timetable change will add extra weekend services. Changes from 23 Jul 2007 have now been implemented in GetAbout Australia.

From Friday 15 Jun 2007 full Tilt Train service has resumed between Brisbane and Cairns. There are again 3 services per week in each direction. The Sunlander service terminating at Townsville has been discontinued. The Tilt Train between Brisbane and Rockhampton is retimed so most places will see earlier departure and arrival times. From Saturday 16 Jun 2007 the Inlander train from Townsville to Mount Isa will leave 1 hour and 30 minutes later than previously scheduled to improve connections. Changes have been implemented in GetAbout Australia.