The Department of State Growth has listened to the community’s concerns regarding changes to bus services for New Norfolk and the Derwent Valley with new services to commence from Monday (18^th February).

Based on feedback received since the start of school last Wednesday, including the concerns raised at the recent public forum, an additional dedicated school bus service will be introduced, which will start at Fairview at 6:55am and depart New Norfolk central at 7:15am. 

This new school-only service will run direct via the highway to Friends, Elizabeth College, St Marys College, St Michaels Collegiate, Hutchins and Mount Carmel.

In the afternoon, the return service will depart Hutchins at 3:35pm and pick up Hutchins, Mount Carmel, Collegiate, Lambert School and Friends School students before travelling direct to New Norfolk.

For general commuters, the current 7:17am general access bus from New Norfolk will now run as a Super Express service to the Glenorchy Interchange via the Brooker Highway and then straight on to the city via the Brooker Highway and Campbell Street. 

It will no longer detour via Claremont or pick up people along the Brooker highway.

The Department is also working to determine whether the return service at either 5:06pm or 5:50pm from Hobart to New Norfolk should also be Super Express with a decision to be made shortly following feedback from users and the community.

The services will be provided by O’Driscoll’s Coaches (Derwent Valley Link).

State Growth has been working hard to get the new services running smoothly to get people to work and school on time and will continue to monitor and adjust services as required.

See the new school bus route information at: morning and afternoon.

 

New school bus services as of Monday 18 February 2019

New Norfolk to Hobart – Morning

STOP 1	Corner Benjamin Terrace and Phillips Avenue	6:55am
STOP 2	Toll House Boyer Road	7:08am
STOP 3	Central Bus Station, 11 Pioneer Avenue	7:15am
STOP 4	Sorell Creek inbound	7:20am
STOP 5	Corner Turners Road and Lyell Highway	7:29am
STOP 6	Friends School	8:00am
STOP 7	Elizabeth College Elizabeth Street	8:05am
STOP 8	St Marys College Harrington Street	8:08am
STOP 9	St Michaels Collegiate School Davey Street (Metro Stop)	8:14am
STOP 10	Hutchins School - Nelson Road	8:20am
STOP 11	Mount Carmel College Sandy Bay Road	8:23am

Hobart to New Norfolk – Afternoon

STOP 1	Hutchins School - Nelson Road	3:35pm
STOP 2	Mount Carmel College Sandy Bay Road	3:38pm
STOP 3	St Michael's Collegiate School Molle Street	3:45pm
STOP 4	Lambert School (Argyle Street)	3:51pm
STOP 5	Friends School Argyle Street	3:55pm
STOP 6	Corner Turners Road and Lyell Highway	4:25pm
STOP 7	Sorell Creek	4:35pm
STOP 8	Central Bus Station, 11 Pioneer Avenue	4:40pm
STOP 9	Corner Benjamin Terrace and Phillips Avenue	4:48pm
STOP 10	Toll House Boyer Road	4:55pm