New bus services for Brewarrina, Weilmoringle and Collarenebri

Minister for Regional Transport Jenny Aitchison (centre) with Bre Shire GM David Kirby, Charlotte Boney, Natalie Boney and Urayne Warraweena all from the Bre Aboriginal Lands Council, Mayor of Bre Shire Vivian Slack-Smith, and Member for Barwon Roy Butler, posing in front of the new Brewarrina Outback Express bus. Photo Spencer Godwin

The outback communities of Brewarrina and Collarenebri, previously starved of transport options will soon have access to new bus services funded by the NSW Labor government.

The Brewarrina Outback Express and the Barraay Waraba, meaning ‘Fast Turtle’ in Gamilaraay language, will each offer flexible pre-booked transport services for the Brewarrina and Collarenebri communities on a trial basis for 24 months.

The two services will give communities greater access to vital health care, employment, social and recreation opportunities which are often for taken for granted in larger towns and cities.

Each service is expected to prove popular as in Brewarrina and Collarenebri, the proportion of households without a registered motor vehicle is well above the state average. In Collarenebri it’s twice the state average. […]

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