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Yes that's right it's back:

Rail works and the Melton Station works are cutting trains again.

Local Ballarat based folks just a heads up replacement buses were back out the front not at the town bus interchange where the vlines were :)

https://www.vline.com.au/Service-Changes/planned-disruptions/2026/August/Service-changes-on-the-Ballarat,-Ararat-and-Marybo

Wednesday 12, Thursday 13: buses replace trains all the way

Friday 14 to Tuesday 18th: Bus to Caroline Springs, train from there to the city, UNLESS it's after 8pm, then it's buses all the way. Just assume a bus.

Wednesday 19 to Monday 24: Bus to Caroline Springs then get out and get the train

Monday 24 to the 31st of August: buse

https://www.vline.com.au/Service-Changes/Unplanned-Disruption-Webpages/2026/07-Jul/Western-Line-Suspension-(4) - up to date page

> The V/Line network continues to be impacted following the nationwide Telstra telecommunications outage, with passenger services unable to operate. This includes this evening’s (8/7) and tomorrow morning’s peak services.

> We advise passengers to please defer non-essential V/Line travel. We acknowledge this has been inconvenient to many people and thank passengers for their patience as work continues to safely restore services.

Dunno about buses. Assume there may be A bus, but vline says to defer travel unless urgently urgent.

It's to do with an ICE phone,

TLDR: Evening trains (from 8pm) are off from Saturday 23rd to Tuesday 26th of May. Bustitution again.

From 27th of May through 29th May, it's trains to Bacchus, then buses from there to Melbs. A timetable's been provided. Not even time based, it's just buses. If you need to travel to intermediate stations, you may need to get on the Stopping all Stations.

(At least it's not a strike, ig.) Sorry folks.

Cops n Kids camp. They'll go through town with lights and sirens, it's for kids with cancer.

Looks like CDC are still not playing nice with the TWU.

This also includes school buses. Schools will be notified.

Monday 13 Oct: No buses from 06:30am to 11:30 am

Tuesday 14 Oct: No buses from 1:30p to 6:30pm

Wednesday 15 Oct: no buses from 06:30a to 11:30a

Thursday 16 Oct: no buses from 1:30p to 6:30p

And Friday 17 Oct: no buses from 06:30 to 11:30a.

I'm all for strike action!

Anyway standard advice: https://transport.vic.gov.au/news-and-resources/news/industrial-action-to-disrupt-some-buses-in-october keep an eye on the website for disruptions and get your scooters ready!

TWU and CDC (the union and the bus operator) have put in a strike all day Friday. No buses from 3am.

This is the last day of term for some schools - if your lot take the school bus, no buses.

For the 3 of us who take the bus to work, plan around it.

Warn your oldies, warn your colleagues etc. scroll down, it's past the stuff about Oakleigh:

https://transport.vic.gov.au/news-and-resources/news/industrial-action-to-disrupt-some-buses-mid-September

As usual, Big updates will be up the top if it's cancelled.

https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/2025/07/10/industrial-action-to-disrupt-bus-services-on-thursday-10-july/

Yet again, Thursday this week, no buses, which would include school buses. Bring your brolly, bring your bikes, and continue to go to work... 🤔

Standard rules apply.

At this rate I should have put a down payment on a camel and driving lessons 🤣

https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/2025/07/01/industrial-action-to-disrupt-bus-services-on-tuesday-1-july-2025/ Again

Yes, they're down again -

Yes it's for the same reason, pay and conditions -

And yes it includes school buses (like the bendy bus etc)

Tell your mates, your colleagues, your old man and lady, your dog, and whoever else takes the bus; they're not on. Stay in, get your cabcharge vouchers....work at home (I wish!)

Anyone got a camel?

Further updates - if there are any dramatic changes, cancellations, union negotiations, will probably go up the top, so check for edits.

They're off next Monday and Tuesday and this includes school buses. Again. No buses.

https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/2025/06/10/industrial-action-to-disrupt-bus-services-on-monday-16-june-and-tuesday-17-june-2025/

And possibly next Thursday.

Local Sherpas, horses, camel, etc needed to take local cold human beings to work. Will pay in cash. /s

CDC Vic are doing another strike on the 12th of June (next Thursday at this rate!)

(it'll impact here, some bits of Ballarat, Melbs and Mildura, and it's some Dysons services as well.)

I am expecting it to be like the last one, no buses whatsoever.

As per the last one; no buses in town, assumption of no town school buses etc. More accurate news (ie, routes that aren't on) will be released next Wednesday. Keep an eye on the app (the news tab). Etc.

https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/2025/06/05/planned-industrial-action-impacting-cdc-and-dysons-buses-thursday-12-june-2025/

Looks like CDC and Dysons (and the TWU) are doing one of their 24hr strikes on Wednesday.

https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/2025/05/23/planned-industrial-action-impacting-cdc-and-dysons-buses-wednesday-28-may-2025/

Keep an eye on the PTV app (it's got real time tracking...again) - they'll be telling us what's actually happening. (Or the TWU website, or the CDC website...)

This may impact local school runs, and the trains are "off".

remember to tell your bus travelling family (or friends) to keep an eye out / stay home / use a bike etc.

link here

tldr bus once an hour, not stopping at footscray or sunshine. you'll get a train at ~4pm (probably more like 6pm), but no earlier. no trains from maryborough after 6pm.

longer: they're having a 13 hr stop, but it takes them a few hours to get trains running again so that's why I say 6pm. pay and conditions, standard stuff. I don't think there's any major road-works that will be on the freeway.

i can't be bothered writing the maps out in text, too much work. Assume your favourite road is closed and read the maps on the link.

Be aware they do start early!

yeh. Detours for bunny are via Eddy ave and Moss ave on the days where that side of town is shut.

Don't worry, I think we only have it for another few years, then other towns can complain about road closures and such...