Ventura Group
The following list is of known buses both current and those previously operated by Ventura Group.
Operator Information | Full Fleet List Disposal List |
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Depot Address/s: | OAKLEIGH - 1037 Centre Road, Oakleigh South, Vic. KNOXFIELD - 33 Henderson Road, Knoxfield, Vic. CROYDON - 41 Windsor Road, Croydon, Vic. (Former Mount Dandy Bus depot) MONBULK - 4 Old Emerald Road, Monbulk, Vic. (Former U.S Buslines depot) DANDENONG - 81 Cheltenham Road, Dandenong, Vic. (Former Grendas Bus Service depot) LILYDALE - 16 Industry Court, Lilydale, Vic. (Former Invicta Bus depot) MOORABBIN - 12 Philip Street, Cheltenham, Vic. (Former Moorabbin Transit depot) SEAFORD - 86 Bardia Avenue, Seaford, Vic. (Former Peninsula Bus Lines depot) ROSEBUD - 17-19 Colchester Road, Rosebud, Vic. (Former Portsea Passenger Service depot) WST HEIDELBERG - 595-599 Waterdale Road, West Heidelberg, Vic. (Former Ivanhoe Bus Company depot) PAKENHAM - 9 Mary Street, Pakenham, Vic. (Former Cardinia Transit depot) HASTINGS - 2144 Frankston Flinders Road, Hastings, Vic. (Former Hastings Coaches depot) |
Livery: | See livery summary |
Website: | www.venturabus.com.au |
Mount Dandy Bus was purchased February 2000 - This has been integrated into the existing Ventura operations.
Ventura purchased National Bus Co.(Melbourne) 27th September 2004 - National will continue to operate as a separate identity for the time being however the fleet list has been integrated but separate lists can be obtained for each each depot for both operations.
National Bus Company Pty Ltd (NBC) commenced operating on December 28, 1993 having been selected as the Victorian Government's first privatised public transport provider. NBC took over about 80% of the Victorian Governments MET/PTC/MMTB operations. NBC was formed by Jim & Carol Bosnjak. The Bosnjak family has operated buses mostly in Sydney's Western and South Western suburbs since 1955 and commenced operation in the United Kindom from 1986. The Sydney and UK operations being known as Westbus. In May 1999 The Bosnjak Family sold NBC to the National Express Group (NX) based in the United Kindom. NX sold NBC Melbourne operations to Ventura. on 4th August 2013 the former National routes were taken over by Transdev Melbourne. **This is all open to correction**
Ventura Routes:
201 Box Hill - Deakin University
526 Coburg - West Preston
527 Northland - Gowrie
548 La Trobe University - Kew
549 Northland - Ivanhoe
550 Northland - La Trobe University
551 La Trobe University - Heidelberg
663 Lilydale - Belgrave
664 Chirnside Park - Knox City
670 Ringwood - Box Hill TAFE (Lilydale Campus)
671 Croydon - Chirnside Park
672 Croydon - Chirnside Park
673 Lilydale - Lillydale Lake
675 Chirnside Park - Mooroolbark
676 Lilydale Loop
677 Lilydale - Chirnside Park
679 Ringwood - Chirnside Park
680 Lilydale - Mooroolbark
681 Knox City - Lysterfield (Clockwise)
682 Knox City - Lysterfield (Anti Clockwise)
688 Croydon - Upper Ferntree Gully
689 Croydon - Montrose
690 Croydon - Boronia
701 Oakleigh - Bentleigh
703 Middle Brighton - Blackburn (Smartbus service)
704 East Clayton - Oakleigh
705 Springvale - Mordialloc
708 Hampton - Carrum
732 Box Hill - Upper Ferntree Gully
733 Oakleigh - Box Hill
734 Glen Iris - Glen Waverley
735 Box Hill - Nunawading
736 Mitcham - Blackburn
737 Croydon - Monash University
738 Mitcham - Knox City
740 Mitcham - Vermont East
742 Eastland - Chadstone
745 Bayswater - Knox City
753 Glen Waverley - Bayswater
754 Rowville - Glen Waverley
755 Bayswater - Knox City
757 Knox City - Scoresby
758 Knox City -Knoxfield Shops
765 Mitcham - Box Hill
766 Box Hill - Surrey Hills - Burwood
767 Southland - Box Hill .
768 Box Hill - Deakin University
900 Rowville - Caulfield (Smartbus service)
925 Pakenham - Lakeside
926 Pakenham - Fountain Gate
927 Pakenham - Pakenham North
928 Pakenham - Cardinia Road Station
929 Pakenham - Pakenham North
Night Bus (Victorian Government 12month trial of 24hr Public Transport)
963 Ringwood - Lilydale
964 Croydon - Lilydale
966 City- Box Hill
967 Glen Waverley - Bayswater
969 City - Ringwood
970 Carrum - Rosebud
978 Elsternwick - Dandenong
979 Elsternwick - Dandenong
981 Dandenong - Cranbourne
982 Dandenong - Cranbourne