Outback bus service secured after Bourke goes wild for Wilba

A community bus named Wilba will remain on the streets of Bourke following confirmation of funding to extend a trial of the popular public transport service.

Wilba, the Empower bus, has carried out more than 2,000 trips a month in its first 12 months of operation and enabled hundreds of local residents to access safe and reliable transport at an affordable price in a town with no other public transport options.

The full media release is available here (PDF, 96.02 KB).