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If only you could get rid of the lines and the net in tennis, or opponents and even the umpire maybe, and just smash the heck out of the balls at, say … tin cans on a wall for target practice. For big money. And shaving cream sponsorship ads and fast cars and superficial flashy things. Then, I think, you might just have something… Of course, I’m speaking entirely from the perspective of someone who was totally bad at tennis, but hitting balls waywardly without a care in the world for getting it ‘into the box of the floor’ was pretty good fun back in those old days. Alas, professional tin can hitting was never meant to be and it was resolved, very early I might add, to leave that…
MELTON SOUTH residents in Victoria now have a new way of getting around their locality after bus operator Transit Systems launched its Bridj-powered on-demand Flexiride Melton South app and service there, recently. As part of the launch, Victorian Minister for Public Transport, Minister for Roads and Road Safety, The Hon. Ben Carroll, booked a trip with the Flexiride Melton South app – from Melton Station to Melton Bus Interchange. Bridj-sourced Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) Technology underlies the Flexiride Melton South app, the operator states. Kelsian Group – which owns Transit Systems – CEO Clint Feuerherdt says the technology encourages customers to leave their car at home, providing an integrated and personal service to get to a train station, interchange or other local hub locations. “We are pleased to deliver on-demand…
KINETIC-OWNED operator Surfside Buslines will start a two-year on-demand Translink bus trial for north Gold Coast in 2022 – using Hino Ponchos–following a Queensland government announcement, recently. The on-demand transport services will be integrated with the Translink network, meaning customers will be able to transfer to buses, trains and trams using their go card, the operator confirms. Poncho bus customers will also be able to book services through a range of options, including the Translink On Demand app, which will allow them to pre-book and manage bookings easily, track where their service is and receive real-time notifications, Kinetic-Surfside explains. Local member for Gold Coast rural residential locality Gaven – also Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs – Meaghan Scanlon says…
THE CURRENT ‘collaboration agreement’ between the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and UITP Australia New Zealand (UITPANZ) is set to end on 30 June, 2022, the organisations have jointly announced. As indicated in a statement released to the media, UITPANZ will transition into a new, standalone association with a new name that will, “…focus on the unique challenges facing the public transport sector in Australia and New Zealand,” it explains. Both associations will continue to work together in, “…advancing public transport and sustainable mobility through joint projects,” they confirm. The new public transport association for Australia and New Zealand will continue to deliver its services including events, networking, policy development and thought leadership in the region, UITPANZ (listed online as a regional office of UITP) explains. This step allows…
SYDNEY BUS operator Kingsford Smith Transport (KST) has been awarded a key “on-demand” shuttle route servicing University of Technology Sydney (UTS) students, staff and industry partners, it’s been announced. A UTS spokesperson confirmed with ABC magazine that KST – an Australian family owned business in operation for more than 50 years – has taken over an existing service, running a scheduled bus service from the UTS city campus to UTS Tech Lab in Botany. “Passenger numbers fluctuate from day to day, week to week,” they confirmed. “The service isn’t ‘bookable’, but travellers can track the location of the bus on its route,” the spokesperson added. KST managing director and CEO George Mavrocordatos of the contract win said: “Congratulations to my team for securing our newly awarded on-demand transport shuttle run…
TRANSITIONING to a low-carbon society via a portfolio spanning multiple industries – and all underwritten by innovative technology – has earned ABB Australia the peak Excellence in Sustainability accolade (belatedly) at the 2020 Swedish Business in Australia Awards, recently. The retrospective winners (due to lockdowns) of the 2020 and current 2021 business awards were announced virtually recently, and will be presented on stage and celebrated at the Swedish Australian Innovation Technology and Design Summit on 16 March, 2022. Four inspirational companies – newcomers as well as established – won the 2020 Awards, showcasing the successful Sweden–Australia business connection, organisers outline. The entries for the 2020 year’s awards, according to the jury panel, were of very high and equal quality, which made the evaluation process very hard, but after careful screening…
