Brisbane City Council is actively supporting the establishment of Queensland’s first bus museum under a new sponsorship arrangement with the museum’s operator and charitable organisation, the Queensland Omnibus and Coach … Continue reading Council supports establishment of Queensland’s first bus museum
Two iconic QOCS buses from the '70s helped run nearly 900 passengers around at the recent Brisbane Open House event in Brisbane. On 15 and 16 July 2023, the Queensland … Continue reading QOCS provides free buses for Brisbane Open House
For the second year running, the Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society (QOCS) has operated a free heritage bus service for the Ipswich City Council’s ‘Planes, Trains and Autos’ event. The … Continue reading QOCS delivers second free heritage bus service in Ipswich
Volunteer members of the Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society have been working hard behind the scenes for several months to establish Queensland's first bus museum. A state government owned site … Continue reading Work underway on Queensland’s first bus museum
One of Queensland’s oldest buses has returned home to the Garden City for the first time in over two decades. The rare 1938 Bedford bus, now on display inside Toowoomba … Continue reading Iconic McCafferty’s bus returns home to Toowoomba
The Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society is running Brisbane’s first ever Heritage Loop service. Restored 1969 Leyland Panther bus number 722 operated for Brisbane City Council between April 1969 and … Continue reading Vintage buses re-take to the streets of Brisbane
The Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society has acquired one of the oldest Queensland preserved buses in existence: a 1938 Bedford WLB that operated passenger services in Toowoomba for 40 years. … Continue reading Bus industry rallies behind QOCS to save iconic 83-year-old Queensland bus
The largest ever display of heritage buses in Queensland helped the Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society Inc (QOCS) celebrate its 25th anniversary in style on Saturday, 16 October 2021. The … Continue reading QOCS celebrates 25th anniversary with largest ever display of heritage buses
On Saturday, 25 September 2021, Brisbane City Council officially unveiled the naming of a park in East Brisbane after one of Australia’s oldest bus families. Council named the park at … Continue reading Queensland park named after the iconic Watt family
We are very pleased to announce that we have been awarded a Queensland Government Gambling Community Benefit Fund grant for almost $23,500 to restore our 1948 IBIS Garage bodied Bedford. … Continue reading QOCS awarded Government funding grant