The State Government has announced a “bus bonanza” in the Victorian Budget 2026-27, expanding services across the state. However, there are no improvements to the Greater Shepparton bus network. Bus services were last reviewed 17 years ago in 2009, and as Wendy Lovell MP highlighted, Greater Shepparton has grown significantly with many new estates and industrial areas not connected to bus routes.
Ms Lovell also said there is a concern about the lack of services connecting Mooroopna and Tatura to Shepparton during the work week, and no services on weekends.
“Labor’s bus ‘bonanza’ is a betrayal of locals in Shepparton and surrounding towns, who have been waiting years for improvements,” she said.
