busnews.com.au July 2019 ABC^49THE FLEET
The Roundabout Tours fleet is currently made up of four buses: three Yutongs and one
four-cylinder Coaster.
The floor of a 16-seat Yutong bus has been lifted to make it better for passengers to
see out of the windows, and includes a wooden floor and big luxury seats.
There is also a 20-seat coach fitted with lap seatbelts, a 39-seat luxury coach and a 51-
seat coach.charges their passengers to go for a
walk on the beach saying you need to
pay to go for a walk on the beach in
Queensland.
“It’s a real rip-off and the government
thinks they’re making money out of
these people then the only money
they’re making out of them is the tax
they pay at the airport when they come
in, so I just don’t understand.”
A GOOD INNINGS
While the business is at its peak, the
Sandisons are quietly hoping that a
young family might come by and
buy the business from them.
Due to their age, the pair says
they only have a few years left before
they retire.
Sandison, who thought about starting
up his own business some 45 years ago,
says he wishes he had the confidence to
do so then.
“I would have started a lot earlier and
done things differently, but what we’ve
done since we’ve been here is also
pretty good,” he said.
“Probably because I had a youngfamily and I was a bit worried that I might
fall flat and I’d be struggling to feed my
family, I didn’t have the confidence to
pursue my dreams.
“Everything is a risk, though: life is a risk,
crossing the road is a risk and stepping
out of the bus is a risk as you might fall
over, but you just have to weigh up those
risks and accept them.”