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Transmission eBulletin | Sep 2024
An innovative, thriving vision
While the final touches were being made to the exhibition spaces at this September's National Bus and Coach Show, the BIC Council was also meeting just up the road. This was the fifth council meeting of the year, where councillors discussed how to address industry challenges... [continue >>]
— Editorial by Roz Chivers | Executive Director, BIC
The Bus and Coach Supply Chain in Australia: An industry in Crisis
In October 2017, the last Aussie built car rolled off the production line in Adelaide. Without urgent government intervention, 2027 could be the last year that buses and coaches are manufactured or assembled on Australian soil... [read the August update >>]
Revisions to ADR 68
In recent months, BIC actively participated in the Bus Safety Working Group, focusing on revisions to ADR 68 - Occupant Protection in Buses. These changes aim to increase seat belt use and eliminate the exemption allowing some coaches to operate without seat belts.... [continue >>]
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Upcoming 2025 BIC Council Elections
4 Oct | AGM notice, agenda, ballot papers circulated
Have your say on who will represent the industry's interests in the 2025 BIC Council elections. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in contact. More details next issue.
SAVE THE DATE | Technical Meeting | January 2025
31 Jan 2025 | 11AM to 12PM | via Teams Meeting
Covering the latest technical updates and issues; includes Q&A. Registration details to come. | Enquire >>
A brief photo round-up
Enjoy some of
the highlights from Brisbane ahead of next month's National Events Update feature...
Cost-saving through charge management and range prediction
Experts predict a significant increase in the price of electricity by 2030. For fleets already converting to electric mobility, we look at how to reduce electricity bills... [learn more >>]
National Future Transport Summit
The Centre for Connected and Automated Transport (CCAT) will host a joint government/industry National Future Transport Summit in September 2025 to help maximise the benefits of connected and automated technologies... [continue >>]
First for kids' bus safety
School bus safety education program BusSAFE launched at the National Bus and Coach Show this month. Students learn roadside and onboard safety/emergency across schools in SA, TAS and QLD... [learn more >>]
Industry roundtables call-out
Industry Skills Australia's Oct/Nov roundtables to cover current and emerging skills, workforce development priorities, blocks and bottlenecks, and high-impact solutions to action... [register >>]
Improving auto sector workforce and pathways
Download AUSMASA's new Qualification Reform Demonstration Project [report >>] and [attachments (zipped file) >>].
Reducing the risk of bus fires
The Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI) has produced an animation on how to reduce the risk of bus fires caused by fluid leaks such as diesel fuel, engine oil and glycol-based coolants... [view >>]
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