2009 parent kordamentha 85 % chapman group 15 % founded 1928 headquarters pinkenba service type coach operator destinations adelaide brisbane broome cairns canberra darwin melbourne sydney toowoomba various regional destinations fleet 241 march 2015 website www.greyhound.com.au greyhound australia is australia s only long national distance coach operator running services in all mainland states and territories . it is owned by kordamentha 85 % and the chapman group 15 % . contents 1 history 2 routes 3 former routes 4 other services 5 fleet 6 other greyhound operations 7 references 8 external links history edit mills tui bodied scania k380ib at wagga wagga station in march 2009 irizar century bodied scania k380ib at wagga wagga station in july 2009 irizar century bodied mercedes benz oh1830 in perth in october 2013 with fluorescent yellow stripe and hazard light for operation on mining sites greyhound coaches was formed in 1928 by russell penfold with a service between toowoomba and brisbane . in 1956 and again in 1962 greyhound attempted to enter the interstate passenger express field but without success . in 1968 after entering the market a third time the company succeeded in establishing services between brisbane sydney melbourne and adelaide with perth and darwin added in the 1970s creating a national coach company . 1 in 1975 the south australian operations were franchised to adelaide operators murray valley coaches and stateliner . 2 in november 1989 the penfold family sold greyhound coaches to stateliner with the exception of the brisbane gold coast and brisbane toowoomba services that were sold separately . 3 in 1992 greyhound pioneer and bus australia merged with the combined operation rebranded greyhound pioneer australia . 4 5 in february 1999 queensland coach company was formed by greyhound pioneer australia to body 94 scania coaches over five years to renew the fleet . 6 originally an alliance was formed with bodybuilder alan b denning with it proposed the galaxy body design be used . but following the collapse of the clifford corporation the rights to the austral pacific majestic body were purchased . 7 in july 2000 queensland coach company ceased trading and was put into administration . 8 in march 2000 greyhound pioneer australia entered discussions with mccafferty s coaches about a potential merge . 9 10 subsequently premier motor service made an unsuccessful takeover bid for the business . 8 11 in september 2000 a takeover bid from mccafferty s was accepted . 5 12 13 in october 2004 mccafferty s sold the combined business to anz bank and george chapman with both operations rebranded as greyhound australia . 5 in 2006 anz sold its shares to kordamentha . 14 in 2005 the sunshine coast to byron bay services of suncoast pacific were purchased . 15 in october 2011 the oz experience backpacker business was purchased . 14 routes edit greyhound australia s routes with frequencies as at march 2015 are 16 sydney to canberra 7 x daily sydney to thredbo daily snow season june september only canberra to melbourne 3 x daily canberra to wagga wagga daily melbourne to adelaide daily operated by firefly express under a codeshare agreement brisbane to sydney via pacific highway 3 x daily brisbane to sydney via new england highway & toowoomba daily brisbane to byron bay 2 x daily brisbane to noosa junction daily brisbane to noosaville daily brisbane to hervey bay daily brisbane to agnes water daily brisbane to cairns 3 x daily brisbane to toowoomba 7 x daily brisbane to roma 2 x daily australia zoo to rainbow beach daily mackay to cairns daily rockhampton to emerald 5 x per week rockhampton to longreach 2 x per week townsville to alice springs 2 x per week adelaide to mildura daily adelaide to alice springs daily alice springs to darwin daily darwin to broome 6 x per week darwin to jabiru 3 x per week former routes edit adelaide to perth nullarbor plain service ran from the 1970s until 2005 17 toowoomba to rockhampton ceased 31 december 2007 passing to kynoch coaches 18 melbourne to toowoomba ceased march 2013 19 20 broome to perth 19 20 brisbane to charleville ceased 31 december 2014 passing to bus queensland toowoomba 21 brisbane to mount isa ceased 31 december 2014 passing to bus queensland toowoomba 21 townsville to mount isa ceased 31 december 2014 passing to bus queensland toowoomba 21 other services edit greyhound australia provide coaches for transportation of mine workers coaches used on these duties carry large fleet numbers fluorescent yellow stripes and a roof mounted flashing orange light . between july 2010 and june 2014 greyhound australia operated services between lithgow and gulgong coonabarabran and baradine under contract to countrylink . 22 23 24 some intrastate services in queensland are subsidised by the queensland government . 21 fleet edit in the 1970s greyhound imported a fleet of eagle 05 and 10 coaches . 25 in the 1980s it purchased austral tourmasters and volgren bodied volvo b10ms . in 1995 it standardised on scania coaches . more recently it has purchased iveco mercedes benz and volvos . as at march 2015 the fleet consisted of 241 coaches . 26 in the 1970s greyhound adopted an orange and white livery . in 1993 a grey white and blue livery was introduced following the formation of greyhound pioneer australia . mccafferty s gold livery was applied when it took over the business in 2000 before the current red livery was introduced in 2004 . other greyhound operations edit greyhound australia has never had any affiliation with the firstgroup owned greyhound lines greyhound canada greyhound mexico or greyhound uk operations . references edit greyhound australia fleetline may 1988 page 115 the odd coachfellows the age 25 september 1978 stateliner takes over greyhound australian bus panorama issue 5 5 march 1990 page 23 australian coachlines group australian bus panorama issue 9 5 january 1994 page 36 a b c greyhound australia s history greyhound australia express australian bus panorama april 1999 issue 14 5 page 19 greyhound pioneer queensland coach co australian bus panorama october 1999 issue 15 2 page 21 a b greyhound qcc mccafferty s premier motor service australian bus panorama issue 16 1 august 2000 page 18 greyhound pioneer australia australian bus panorama issue 15 5 april 2000 page 38 greyhound and mccaffertys talk australasian bus & coach mccaffertys welcome greyhound rejection australasian bus & coach national & manufacturing australian bus panorama issue 16 2 october 2000 page 19 mccaffertys finally get greyhound australasian bus & coach a b greyhound deal to take backpackers along for ride courier mail 3 october 2011 suncoast pacific coaches bus australia fleet lists timetables greyhound australia nullabor bus service proves too costly abc news 10 october 2005 new qconnect contract boost qld long distance bus services queensland government 5 february 2008 a b greyhound drop melbourne toowoomba perth broome services backpacker trade news 14 february 2013 a b greyhound cancels runs australasian bus & coach 1 march 2013 a b c d long distance coaches department of transport & main roads 19 december 2014 countrylink greyhound commercial western timetable nsw trainlink 20 october 2013 contract award notice detail s09014 nsw government etendering 1 december 2010 greyhound driver bus lines greyhound australia australian bus fleet lists external links edit media related to greyhound australia at wikimedia commons company website showbus greyhound gallery showbus greyhound pioneer australia gallery showbus greyhound australia gallery v t e australian interstate coach operators current aat kings australian pacific tours firefly express greyhound australia murrays premier motor service former ansett pioneer bus australia casino 99 deluxe coachlines intertour kirkland s omnibus service lindsay s coaches mccafferty s coaches newmans coach lines oz experience redline skennars sunliner express trans city express 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