2024 Queensland Bus Driver of the Year Awards
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to acknowledge and recognise the exceptional customer service of our bus drivers in the community by submitting a nomination.
We received more than 1,300 nominations across the three award categories and are excited to announce our nine bus driver finalists.
It's now up to you to decide who will be awarded the winner from each category – South East Queensland, Regional and School Bus Driver of the Year.
Meet our nine deserving finalists for the Queensland Bus Driver of the Year Awards, you can hear their stories and vote online now.
Past winners
Thank you to everyone who nominated a bus driver for the 2024 Queensland Bus Driver of the Year Awards.
It was wonderful to hear your positive stories about the bus drivers. The winners of the $100 gift cards were:
- D. Walters
- D. Hamdan
- F. Lee
- A. Sareen
- N. Finch
- K. Bhambhoo
- N. Gardiner
- Kylie. DC
- J. Mann
Thank you to everyone who entered our Brisbane Bullets giveaway. Congratulations to the five winners of a double pass to a Brisbane Bullets game at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in December 2024.
- D. Collins
- J. Deag
- P. Cowles
- J. Brown
- J. Wood
Thank you to everyone who entered our Caloundra Music Festival giveaway. Congratulations to the winner of the double weekend pass for Friday 29 September to Sunday 1 October.
- Yasmin Zierk
Thank you to everyone who entered our Dolphins v Warriors giveaway. Congratulations to the winners the double passes to the Dolphins v Warriors game at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday 2 September.
- Cassie Caragay
- Ebrahim Keriwala
- Jarrod August
Thank you to everyone who entered our golden go card giveaway. Congratulations to the winners of year of unlimited free travel:
- Norman Anderson, Middle Park
- Rob Weyman, Wooloongabba
- Shirley Arcayera, Buderim
- Sharon Sims, Beachmere.
Congratulations to our winner of the double pass (valued at $278 to see Frozen the Musical at Queensland Performing Arts Complex (QPAC) on Wednesday 9 March 2022.
- Zelda Fischer
Congratulations to our winners of a double pass (each valued at $50) to see The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Design exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art until 21 April 2021.
- Russell Kerrison
- Sandra Paxman
- Rachel Garraway
- David Hopper
- Stacey King
Congratulations to the two winners of our Instagram Photo Competition! It was a tough choice to decide the winners, with many amazing photos submitted.
Our winners have both won a two night stay at a Queensland Accor Hotels resort or hotel of their choice for up to a family of four!
Amateur winner: Kerrie Tullipan (Instagram @kerrietullipan) Kerrie's winning photo
Professional winner: Kirsten Adamson (Instagram @kirstenadamsonphotography) Kirsten's winning photo
Congratulations to our Instragram winners who posted their photo and won a free go card worth $50. The lucky winners were:
- Jianming Yu
- Jordan Morley-Buchanan
- Samantha Walker
- Tiffany Darlington
- Helen Alker
- Sook Yan Mak
- Jason Wu
- Pamela Tickner
- Shannon Ponting
- Nicole Disbrey
The following person is the lucky winner of a double pass (valued at $128 each) to see Model Citizens performance at QPAC at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12 April 2017:
- Karen Anderson, 4005
The winners of iPads were:
- Briana Goodchild
- Maree Doonar
The winners of double passes to the Spirit of Christmas performance at QPAC were
- Becker Law
- Aron Bibby
Congratulations! The following people have won a double pass (valued at $150 per double) to attend the BIGSOUND Festival in Fortitude Valley 7-9 September 2016:
- Matthew Price
- Sally Wilkinson
- Kelly Bertolaccini
- Darren Brake
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