Stonestreets Coaches is an Australian bus company operating services in the Dalby, Gladstone, Ipswich and Toowoomba regions in Queensland. Initially a route and school bus operator, it has diversified into providing transport for energy and mining projects and operating tours.
History Stonestreets Coaches was formed when in April 1993 the Stonestreet family purchased the Centenary Heights & Middle Ridge Bus Service in Toowoomba. Expansion came through the purchase of a shareholding in Dunkley's Coaches and a further three school runs from Cambooya, Greenmount and Wyreema.Our History Stonestreets CoachesStonestreet’s Coaches founder hands in his bus licence The Toowoomba Chronicle 18 April 2015Coach operator sees opportunities to streamline gas supply chain Gasfields Commission Queensland 8 May 2015
In 1997 an operation was established at Roma following the purchase of a school run in Mitchell. In 1999, Stonestreets commenced operating a three-year contract for Bechtel for the transportation of construction workers to the Millmerran Power Station with 17 buses. In 2002, the remainder of Dunkley's Coaches was purchased and a portion of the Cambooya school run. A further contract from Betchel resulted in over 30 buses being mobilised to transport construction workers on the Darwin LNG project.Darwin LNG project Stonestreets Coaches
In 2006, seven school runs in Dalby were purchased from French's Coaches. Geeford Coaches was also acquired in June 2006. In the next few years a number of other companies and services were acquired including additional Dalby school runs, the Ipswich Grammar and Ipswich Girls Grammar school runs, Aries Tours, the remainder of French's Coaches and Toowoomba Transit Coaches, the latter operating a service to Brisbane.Stonestreets to take over service The Toowoomba Chronicle 8 January 2010Stonestreets expands on back of acquisitions Australasian Bus & Coach 3 February 2010
In 2011, Stonestreets commenced operating another contract for Bechtel during the construction of the Gladstone LNG plant.Gladstone LNG Project Stonestreets Coaches It also commenced operations in the Bowen Basin and Gladstone areas, with contracts for the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance at Daunia and South Walker Creek and its largest contract to date to transport over 600,000 workers a year during Bechtel's construction of three LNG plants on Curtis Island.BMA Daunia Mine Stonestreet CoachesStonestreets wins 18m mine contract The Morning Bulletin 17 November 2011 It has since won further work in the Surat Basin including at the Kogan Creek Power Station.Surat Basin Projects Stonestreets CoachesCorporate Brochure Stonestreet Coaches November 2011
On 28 February 2012 the service to Brisbane ceased.Mining contract puts brakes on bus route ABC News 27 February 2012Stonestreets ends Brisbane link The Toowoomba Chronicle 27 February 2012
In August 2019 Stonestreets Coaches were taken over by the Premier Transport GroupNSW Premier Transport buys QLD Stonestreets bus business Australasian Bus & Coach 21 August 2019
Fleet As of December 2015, Stonestreets operates 245 buses and coaches.Stonestreet Coaches Australian Bus Fleet Lists
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