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|parent           = Pickering family
|commenced        = {{start_date and age|1960}}
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|headquarters     = [[Swan Hill]]
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|service_type     = Bus services
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|fleet            = 129 (February 2020)
|website         = [http://shbl.com.au/ www.shbl.com.au]}}
'''BusBiz''' is an Australian bus company operating in [[New South Wales]], [[South Australia]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].
==History==
The origins of BusBiz can be traced back to 1954 when Lake Boga Transport was formed to transport fruit from the [[Lake Boga]] area to [[Melbourne]]. In 1960 it diversified into school buses trading as Swan Hill Bus Lines. In December 2016, the Peel Valley Coaches business in [[Tamworth, New South Wales]] was purchased. In 2017 the [[South Australia]]n business of Townsends Travel was purchased.<ref>[http://shbl.com.au/about-us/ About Us] BusBiz</ref><ref>[http://www.bussa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Member-Alert-web-20171130.pdf The Townsend Bus Travel Story] Bus & Coach Association of South Australia November 2017</ref><ref name=CB>"Star Performer" ''[[Australasian Bus & Coach]]'' issue 31 January 2018 pages 26-30</ref><ref>SA regional bus operations change hands ''[[Australian Bus]]'' issue 87 May 2018 page 8</ref> In 2018 it took over B&I Johnson of [[Brewarrina]] with two buses.<ref>Fleet News - National Operators ''[[Australian Bus Panorama]]'' issue 34/3 November 2018 page 35</ref>
==Services==
As well as route and school services, BusBiz operates long distance services under contract for [[V/Line]] from [[Swan Hill]] to [[Mildura]], Swan Hill to [[Bendigo]] and Mildura to Melbourne.<ref name=CB/><ref>[http://shbl.com.au/vline/ V/Line] BusBiz</ref> In January 2015, it commenced operating services for [[NSW TrainLink]] from [[Dubbo]] to [[Lithgow, New South Wales|Lithgow]], [[Nyngan]], [[Lightning Ridge]], [[Bourke, New South Wales|Bourke]], [[Brewarrina]] and [[Broken Hill]].<ref>[http://shbl.com.au/trainlink/ Trainlink] BusBiz</ref><ref>New NSW TrainLink Rural Coach Service contracts ''Australian Bus'' issue 68 March 2015 page 20</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Bus companies of Australia]]
[[Category:Transport companies established in 1960]]
[[Category:Australian companies established in 1960]]