busnews.com.au July 2019 ABC^5“He would then spend his Christmas
holidays cementing our school [ramps] and
buying the bags of concrete out of his own
money ... purely because he believed that I,
also my peers, deserved me.”
And then it came...
“We need more rebels.”
“There would be offices, workplaces and ...
[in] transport ... where policy will get in the
road of them [operators, people] living.
“And if there is a policy out there that
stops your family, your community for
living, it’s the wrong policy. And it can’t just
be people with the disabilities that fight,
otherwise we [society] are lost.”
He added: “The most valuable and
cheapest thing that every single person can
do, every day, is instil belief... It’s easy. And
if you, on an individual level, haven’t been
told that you’re strong and powerful, don’t
wait for someone to rip that away from you
to realise it.
“We only have one crack at this thing;
there’s no do-overs of today... Or tomorrow.
Just one. So rip in!”
And have those conversations in
workplaces, in households – we need
more optimism!
“Now I may speak about this for a decade,
I can tell a million people, but that one
person that leaves the room and doesn’t
just say ‘Gees that was good’, but actually
believes in it ... and decides to run with it ...
that’s just when things happen.
“So thank you.
“I apologise – I got a little intense...”
[audience laughter]
“But nice to meet ya and I ... I hope to see
you ’round...”
OPEN WIDE, COME INSIDE
This issue we check out a Scania bus
that’s being used for a good cause, the
screening of men in the construction
industry for prostate cancer, while grabbing
an ABC exclusive interview with new
Mercedes-Benz Bus boss Mehmet Karal.
He’s got big plans for the brand in this
region, so check that one out!
Also inside we finally get to test a new
Scania Touring with Opticruise and go visit
Queensland’s Roundabout Tours – a smaller
operator with a story to tell and no problem
telling it like it is.
Further in we have the latest
June bus delivery data – and it’s a
cracker – plus check out the recent 2019
BusVic-supported Women On Board
Seminar and Luncheon series held in
Melbourne in our pictorial.
Until the next thrilling instalment...
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