Moving Melton

Transport Prospectus 2026

Bus Network

Over 85,000 residents, or 28,000 properties within the City of Melton have no access to public transport within 10 minutes walking distance. Where there are bus routes, peak frequency of most routes is 30 minutes and services are indirect, with travel time often two to four times longer than that of travelling by car.

The poor service is reflected in the fact that only 1% of trips made in the City of Melton are by bus.

All of the services within Melton township (453, 455, 457, 458 and 459) have declined in patronage while the population of Melton has increased significantly between 2018/19 and 2024/25.

We seek a reconfiguration of the bus network to create more frequent and direct routes and provide early delivery of bus services in our growth areas.

As an example, the review of the City of Wyndham’s bus network in 2015 unwound complex and confusing routes and integrated new routes with train stations. The reformed network introduced a hierarchy of reconfigured bus routes that boosted service levels, major trunk routes were straightened, poorly performing routes restructured and merged, and frequencies improved. By 2019, weekday patronage was up 25 per cent and 40 per cent on weekends.

Solution

  • Provide continuous investment to improve existing services and provide new bus services in growth areas

  • Maintain a balance of frequent and direct bus services between key activity centres such as train stations, employment, retail and recreational precincts,and service catchments in residential areas to ensure bus stops are within reasonable walking distance for our community

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  • View existing bus services, announced bus services, and our advocacy priorities across the City of Melton for better buses

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