Melbourne Bus Services Contracts (Current)

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Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Dyson Group Current 01/08/2018 30/06/2025 $ 500,500,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Dineen Group Current 01/08/2018 30/06/2025 $ 74,900,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Moonee Valley Bus Lines Current 01/08/2018 30/06/2025 $ 22,680,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Moreland Bus Lines Current 01/08/2018 30/06/2025 $ 22,400,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Ryan Bros. Bus Service Current 01/08/2018 30/06/2025 $ 35,000,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Tullamarine Bus Lines Current 01/08/2018 30/06/2025 $ 61,600,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Northern transit (Kastoria) Current 01/08/2018 30/06/2025 $ 132,300,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - CDC Current 01/08/2018 30/06/2025 $ 544,600,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Cranbourne Transit Current 01/08/2018 31/07/2028 $ 173,000,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Ventura Transit Current 01/07/2018 30/06/2028 $ 1,907,000,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Donric Current 01/07/2018 30/06/2028 $ 44,000,000.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Skybus Current 01/07/2018 30/06/2023 $ 1.00
Metropolitan Bus Services Contract - Sita Bus Lines Current 01/07/2018 30/06/2028 $ 330,000,000.00

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What does the Skybus contract cover for $1.00?

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What does the Skybus contract cover for $1.00?

At least the Southern Cross to Melbourne Airport service. The contract payment is peppercorn because the fares are set by a cost plus rule, dating from the original contract in 2002. It also means that no other operator can run the service because it's contracted. I'm not sure about the other Skybus services to Melbourne Airport, or indeed the service to Avalon.

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And, it's under different arrangements, but from next year there will be:

Kinetic: 31 January 2022 until June 2031 (replacing Transdev)

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-bus- ... ons-pledge

Watch minister's announcement here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?re ... 7529919099