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Industrial action to disrupt bus services on Monday 16 June 2025
10 Jun 2025
Change to industrial action dates
Due to industrial action, bus routes in Melbourne, Geelong, Mildura and Ballarat will now be disrupted on Monday 16 June only.
Bus routes in these areas are expected to run less frequently or not at all.
Train, tram and other bus services will continue to run as normal along with buses in other areas.
Dysons buses will run as normal next week, with industrial action now only impacting CDC routes.
We understand this is frustrating and ask for your patience and to be respectful of drivers that are still working.
As the situation is changing, please continue to check your route before you travel for the latest updates.
Service changes on Monday 16 June
CDC Victoria (inner-east, north-west and western suburbs, Ballarat, Geelong and Mildura)
Buses operated by CDC will run less frequently in the following areas, with school services running as normal:
- Oakleigh, Elsternwick and Brighton and surrounding areas
- Sydenham and Sunshine and surrounding areas
- Essendon and Glenroy and surrounding areas
- Mildura.
Only school bus routes will run in the following areas:
- Wyndham, Werribee and Altona
- Geelong.
No school or public buses will run in the Ballarat area.
Impacted schools will be notified of changes to their school buses.
FlexiRide Tarneit North will operate to a normal weekday schedule.
Services run by other bus operators such as Dysons, McHarry's, Kinetic, Transit or Ventura in these areas will continue to operate as normal
Impacted bus routes
| Route | Service changes |
| Route 150: Williams Landing Station - Tarneit Station via Sayers Rd | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 151: Williams Landing Station - Tarneit Station via Westmeadows La | Will not run |
| Route 152: Tarneit Station - Williams Landing Station via Palmers Rd | Will not run |
| Route 153: Williams Landing Station - Werribee Station via Princes Hwy | Will not run |
| Route 160: Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Morris Rd | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
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Route 161: Hoppers Crossing Station - Werribee Station via Werribee Plaza SC |
Will not run |
| Route 166: Hoppers Crossing Station - Wyndham Vale Station via Werribe | Will not run |
| Route 167: Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC | Will not run |
| Route 170: Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 180: Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Tarneit Rd | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 181: Werribee Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Werribee Plaza SC | Will not run |
| Route 182: Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Tarneit West | Will not run |
| Route 190: Werribee Station - Wyndham Vale Station via Ballan Rd | Will not run |
| Route 191: Werribee Station - Jubilee Estate via Greaves St | Will not run |
| Route 192: Werribee Station - Jubilee Estate via Greaves St | Will not run |
| Route | Service changes |
| Route 400: Sunshine Station - Laverton Station via Robinsons Road | Will run a reduced service |
| Route 406: Keilor East - Footscray via Avondale Heights and Maribyrnong | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 407: Highpoint SC - Avondale Heights via Maribyrnong | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 408: St Albans Station - Highpoint SC via Sunshine Station | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 409: Yarraville to Highpoint SC via Footscray | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 410: Sunshine Station - Footscray via Ballarat Road | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 411: Laverton Station - Footscray via Altona Meadows & Altona & Millers Rd | Will not run |
| Route 412: Laverton Station - Footscray via Altona Meadows & Altona & Mills St | Will not run |
| Route 414: Laverton Station - Footscray via Geelong Rd | Will not run |
| Route 415: Laverton Station - Williamstown via Altona | Will not run |
| Route 417: Laverton Station - Laverton Station via Laverton North | Will not run |
| Route 418: St Albans Station – Caroline Springs via Keilor Plains Station | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 419: St Albans Station – Watergardens Station via Keilor Downs | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 421: St Albans Station – Watergardens Station via Keilor Plains Station | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 423: St Albans Station – Brimbank Central SC via Cairnlea | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 424: St Albans Station – Brimbank Central SC via Albanvale | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 425: St Albans Station – Watergardens Station via Delahey | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 439: Werribee Station - Werribee South via Werribee Park Mansion | Will not run |
| Route 441: Werribee Station - Riverwalk Estate via Westleigh Gardens | Will not run |
| Route 443: Werribee Station - Southern Loop via South Werribee | Will not run |
| Route 461: Watergardens Station – Caroline Springs Town Centre via Fraser Rise | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 477: Moonee Ponds - Broadmeadows Station via Essendon & Airport West & Gladstone Park | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 478: Airport West SC - Melbourne Airport via Melrose Drive | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 479: Airport West SC - Sunbury Station via Melbourne Airport | Will run to a normal timetable |
| Route 482: Airport West SC - Melbourne Airport via South Centre Rd | Will run to a normal timetable |
| Route 484: Broadmeadows - Roxburgh Park via Greenvale | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 490: Airport West to Gowanbrae via Melrose Dr & Gowanbrae Dr | Will run to a normal timetable |
| Route 494: Werribee Station - Southern Loop via South Werribee | Will not run |
| Route 495: Williams Landing Station - Point Cook South via Boardwalk Bvd | Will not run |
| Route 496: Laverton Station - Sanctuary Lakes via Sanctuary Lakes SC | Will not run |
| Route 497: Williams Landing Station - Saltwater Coast Estate via Sanctuary Lakes SC | Will not run |
| Route 498: Laverton Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Dunnings Rd | Will not run |
| Route 543: Greenvale Gardens - Roxburgh Park via Greenvale Village SC | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route | Service changes |
| Route 601: Huntingdale - Monash University (Clayton) | Will run to the University on a weekday timetable |
| Route 605: Gardenvale - City (Queen Victoria Market) | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 606: Elsternwick Station - Fishermans Bend | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 612: Box Hill Station - Chadstone via Surrey Hills & Camberwell & Glen Iris | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 623: Waverley - St Kilda via Mount Waverley & Chadstone & Carnegie | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 624: Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 625: Elsternwick - Chadstone via Ormond & Oakleigh | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 626: Middle Brighton - Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 630: Elwood - Monash University via Gardenvale & Ormond & Huntingdale | Will run to a Sunday timetable |
| Route 900: Stud Park SC (Rowville) - Caulfield via Monash University & Chadstone | Will run a reduced service |
Ballarat
| Route | Service changes |
| Route 10: Ballarat Station - Lucas via Wendouree | Will not run |
| Route 11: Ballarat Station - Wendouree Station via Howitt St | Will not run |
| Route 12: Ballarat Station - Wendouree Station via Forest St | Will not run |
| Route 13: Ballarat Station - Invermay Park | Will not run |
| Route 14: Ballarat Station - Black Hill | Will not run |
| Route 15: Ballarat Station - Brown Hill | Will not run |
| Route 20: Ballarat Station - Canadian | Will not run |
| Route 21: Ballarat Station - Buninyong via Federation University | Will not run |
| Route 22: Ballarat Station - Federation University via Sebastopol | Will not run |
| Route 23: Ballarat Station - Mount Pleasant | Will not run |
| Route 24: Ballarat Station - Sebastopol | Will not run |
| Route 25: Ballarat Station - Delacombe | Will not run |
| Route 26: Ballarat Station - Alfredton | Will not run |
| Route 30: Ballarat Station - Creswick | Will not run |
| Route 31: Wendouree Station - Miners Rest | Will not run |
Geelong
| Route | Service changes |
| Route 1: North Shore Station - Deakin University via Geelong City | Will not run |
| Route 10: Lara Station - Corio Village SC via Lara South | Will not run |
| Route 11: Lara Station - Lara East via Rennie St and Lara Lifestyle Village | Will not run |
| Route 12: Lara Station - Lara West | Will not run |
| Route 19: Geelong - Bannockburn | Will not run |
| Route 20: Geelong Station - Corio SC | Will not run |
| Route 22: Geelong Station - North Shore Station via Anakie Rd | Will not run |
| Route 23: Corio SC - North Shore Station | Will not run |
| Route 24: Geelong Station - North Geelong Station via Newtown | Will not run |
| Route 25: Geelong Station - Bell Post Hill | Will not run |
| Route 43: Geelong Station - Deakin University via Highton | Will not run |
Mildura
| Route | Service changes |
| Route 100/200 - Mildura-Irymple-Red Cliffs | Sunday timetable |
| Route 211/300/311 - Mildura-Merbein via Eleventh St | Sunday timetable |
| Route 400/401 - Mildura City-East Mildura-Mildura Central SC | Sunday timetable |
| Route 500/501 - Mildura - West Mildura - Mildura Central Shopping Centre | Sunday timetable |
| Route 600 - Mildura City-Mildura Central SC | No service |
| Route 601 - Mildura Central SC - Mildura South - Mildura Central SC | No service |
| Route 602 - Mildura Central SC - Mildura City | No service |
CDC school bus services will not run to the following schools in the Ballarat area:
- Alfredton Primary School
- Ballarat Clarendon College – Senior
- Ballarat Clarendon College – Junior
- Lucas Primary
- Siena Catholic Primary
- Ballarat Christian College
- Ballarat North Primary School
- Ballarat Special School- Gillies St
- Ballarat Special School- Norman St
- Ballarat Grammar
- Black Hill Primary School
- Buninyong Primary School
- Caledonian Primary School
- Canadian Lead Primary
- Creswick North Primary School
- Creswick Primary School
- Ballarat High School
- Dana Street Primary School
- Delacombe Primary School
- Emmaus Catholic Primary
- Forest Street Primary School
- Little Bendigo Primary School
- Ballarat Steiner School
- Damascus College
- Lumen Christi Primary School
- Macarthur Street Primary School
- Loreto College
- Mount Clear Primary
- Our Lady Help of Christians School
- Mount Clear College
- Mt Rowan Secondary College
- Phoenix Community College P12
- Pleasant St Primary
- Sebastopol Primary School
- Phoenix Community College P1–6
- St Alypius Primary School
- St Aloysius Primary School
- St Augustine’s Primary School
- St Columba's Primary School
- St Francis Xavier Primary School
- St James Primary School
- St Patricks College- Senior School
- St Patrick's Primary
- St Thomas More Primary School
- Newington Primary School
- Wendouree Primary School
- Woodman’s Hill Secondary College
- Yuille Park Community College
- Federation University Mt Helen Campus
Please check regularly for updates.
Due to industrial action, standard CDC school buses will not be running in Mildura. However, replacement services will still be available to help students get to these schools:
- Red Cliffs Secondary College
- Red Cliffs Primary school
- Mildura Primary School
Buses will continue to pick up from the usual locations so students can still travel to school, however:
- timings may be different
- routes may be adjusted to serve more than one school.
Please check with your school for specific route and timetable details.