Australasian Bus & Coach – May 2019

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oldsexyDenningcaughtoureye,too.
PaulAldridgereports.

63.event| showdebut
BUSWORLDSOUTH-EASTASIA,
2019
Inourneighbouringregion,themassive
busextravaganzathatis Europe’s
Busworldeventhasspreaditswingsfor
thefirsttimetoJakarta,Indonesia.The
inauguralSouth-EastAsiashowwasa
greatsuccess.FabianCotterreports.

66.event| stategathering
BUSSACONFERENCE, 2019
TheCityofChurchesplayedhostto
thisyear’sBusSouthAustralia’sannual
conference,wherea rangeofcutting
issuesaffectingthisbeautifulstate’s
busindustrywasdiscussed.Fabian
Cotterreports.

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helpprovidemore

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community.

busnews.com.au May 2019 ABC^7

74. event | clipper club meet
    CLIPPER CAPERS
    Ansair Clippers are a big old favourite
    for many in the local bus community,
    so the Flxible Clipper Club of Australia’s
    annual Easter gathering in Queensland
    was always going to be a hit. Catherine
    Fitzpatrick reports.

departments

51. bus marketplace | classifieds
    FOR SALE!
    There’s hundreds of great vehicles and
    services listed here from some of the
    leading bus and coach companies on the
    planet. Have a look around and see what
    you might find in there!


52. factory facts | bus deliveries
    MONTHLY RESULTS
    We know you love them and so we have
    the latest bus and coach supplier sales data
    collected and recorded for you to sink your
    teeth into. To know who is who and who’s
    done what simply check it out!


53. pictorial | bus event
    An exquisite art gallery come restaurant
    was a delightful setting for the Bus SA 2019
    conference dinner. Again, we took some
    snappy-snaps – but this time they totally
    knew we were there. And loved it. Possibly...

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